This Mother's Day I am loving this post about motherhood
that my friend Ashley tagged me in on Instagram
that I think everyone should read.
I've decided to share it here:
I see how you worry, Mama
I see how afraid you are of this big world
I know how you wonder, Mama
Will she be safe, will he fit in
I know how the fear can swirl
Mama, I see you
how you feel alone
Isolated in your home
Or in your 9 to 5
I see you working to the bone
Mama, I see you
Missing your baby
The one you couldn’t keep
And oh, how you weep
I see you
Wrapped in the pain
Tears falling like rain
Mama, I see you
The ache in your heart
the hurt and the scars
It tears you apart
no babes in your arms
The longing you feel
The waiting is real
Will it ever end?
I see you, my friend
I see you, Mama
When you feel you’re too much
Or you’re never enough
When you try to find your tribe
And you only come up dry
Mama I see you
When you make a mistake
When you cause hurt and pain
When anxiety tells you it can’t be erased
I see you Mama
in the yelling and rage
When you try to overcome
your own childhood shame
When you want to be good
But you feel like a fake
When you try to break the cycle
And you mess up again
Mama I see you
And you know what I see?
I see beauty and goodness
and someone like me
I see a valiant warrior
with a heart soft as mink
I see a woman showing up
who they cannot sink
I see your fire, your fury
Your refusal to shrink
And you are LOVED LOVED LOVED
And you shine and you shine
And Heaven looks down upon you
And says
“This girl is mine.”
I love you, Mama.
Wrote this for you
-Heather Schieder
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