
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?





When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?




I wrote this poem in September of 2022.

mami cocoons me in her warmth, holds me carefully so I donβt break
Iβm her porcelain baby doll
she nurses me back to health with devotion and dedication
Iβm a gift from the heavens-
an unexpected surprise sent to complete our family
and she doesnβt care if I came slightly damaged
I wrote this poem in July of 2022.

even in our middle age, our mami still tends to us
calling us, asking about our eating habits and love life
giving bits of wisdom and encouragement
still worrying about us
she doesnβt have to
but itβs her nature to do so
itβs a habit of almost half a century thatβs hard to break
itβs a tradition of an unconditional motherβs love
