MAMI

You were my universe after bidding farewell to my celestial home
And choosing your temple to rebirth

Perfection was not in the spaces between rich and poor
It was in the heart that beat lullabies to me
As memories of utopia faded to the new unknown

You comforted me in your labored womb
Relocated vital organs to make room
For the long awaited son you desperately desired

Son of a man you despised
Yet, you did not see his darkness in me
You saw the last verse of God's poem to you

And I saw the first verse of God's poem to me
Epic poetry
Imbued in love
Though adrift above troubled water

Mamí
Our life was not all flower showers and fragrant paths
We had little to claim, hardship and pain
And I place no blame on you

You
Forever a shrine
Revered matriarch
All that I am are blossomed seeds of you

Living your life
Surviving your struggles
Is only possible for the courageous
The strong

Your emotions were not tattooed on your sleeve
But your love was rivers long

Your strength was made monument before my eyes
Each time you made clothing and meals appear

You're hands were made healer
Each time you wiped my dirty tears
And kissed the pain away

Mamí
You sheltered me from insecurity
With masks of certainty
While poverty pressed against the back of your tongue

What I am trying to tell you
May sound cliché
It may be cliché
But also simple is the raindrop
Who holds majestic universe within

Simply but deeply
Mamí, I appreciate you
Mamí, I love you