Tribute To Mama Poem by Stephen Olufemi Omolara

You held the moon and the sun apart,
So that I, stars could pick.
The hunger you bravely faced, that my stomach will rumble not,
You stooped so low, others your head stepped
That I, they forcefully humble not.
In the midst of scarcity, little you ate
I surplus plenty you kept, not for you but that I go hungry not.
Your clothes were labelless that high ends brands can I wear
For me, in prayers, your head always bowed till it was eternally bowed in rest.
Tough as nail, yet soft as a pap: a heart diamond soft as butter.
With teary eyes, I wrote, adieu mama.