Mother Poem by Michael Eziudo

Last night, I stole your sleep like we'd always share your meal
You felt like jumping off your body but you want me still
The heat scolded you in silent whispers to get those cloths off
Here or there or that or those places, phiam! You wondered off
Restless was understatement
Yet loving me was the testament
Once I was just a zygote causing the throw-up
And now a drummer with my legs and hands the sticks
Liquid became bony flesh, it's me ready to show up

Push! Push! They sang to your weary sweaty body
Your under felt the teary pain
The noise was my cry and another, the nurses, oh! What a beauty
for a baby!
Then I found me a bus-stop, your balls for my wine, ah, those breasts
And a luxury, your laps for my chambers
And then my journey continued
More trouble to the headache
Fate of this treasure must be pursued
No time to put my days at stake

So dawn and eve, noon and night you toiled
And you teach and I learn and unlearn and don't understand
You shout and chase and wish to beat hell out of me
I'd cry and you'd draw me close and yet pet and pat that I be
As cheerful as you would want else you'd sob
For if I'd take ill your worldis on standstill till I'm back as your
wub

Till date I'm bitter sweet taste a love you can't do without
For the love you nurse you'd dry the ocean for me
if you would
How much can I pay with if pay you back I should
My wages for it all is just to call you mother
Nobody else can go by that name any better