Everlasting, Eternal Love

by Sajid A. Khan - Virgo

Everlasting, Eternal Love

Ami, mama, madre, umi,
Mommy, mom; 
Words associated with the single greatest, 
Most influential force and power 
In one's life:
The Mother.
Yet only one word can
Truly encompass and embody what
Comprises a maternal mother;
A wonderful, impacting word that itself 
Is often hard to define:
Loving.

In times of personal triumph, pride 
And adulation,
Look into a mother's eyes, 
You shall see exultation,
A sense of her own accomplishment,
Great pride, 
And above all,
Love.
In her warm, comforting embrace,
Love exudes beyond the love
Of others;
For the mother has participated 
In your victories in spirit,
Has been there step by step,
Ready to join you at the top
Or help break your fall.

In times of sorrow and pain,
Grief and disappointment,
A mother feels your pain 
Like it is her own;
Her tears are your tears,
Her scars your scars, 
Her wounds your wounds.
She cries when you cry,
For a mother has been there
Alongside in your struggles, 
In your battles,
Experiencing your emotions, 
Your ups and downs,
All rooting to her 
Love,
Her maternal love.

A mother is a mysterious force,
Present at all times, 
Physically, and spiritually,
Sensing your pain, your sorrows, 
Your apprehensions, your sickness, 
Joining in your happiness, your joy, 
Your triumphs,
Somehow aware of the remedy
For any tribulation; physical or
Emotional.

But what she provides most
In our lives,
In this world of turbulence, of ups
And downs, 
Of volatility, of joy and pain,
Is an effervescent and unconditional love,
A love that can survive
The most heated of arguments, 
A love that can survive
The greatest of distances, 
A love that can survive
An eternity.

Any other love, 
The love we return to 
Our mothers, 
Pales in comparison to the love a 
Mother, a love that defies  
All limits
And barriers, 
A love that permeates our lives at all times.

The true embodiment of love
In this world
Is that of a mother to daughter
Mother to son,
A love that is eternal, 
A love that is ageless.

Reason for writing:

    I wrote this poem to express my love and gratification to my mother, Malika Khan.    

Birth sign: Virgo
Date created: 1999-09-08 23:56:36
Last updated: 2021-04-14 17:18:09
Poem ID: 53298

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