She always paused and smiled when I asked a difficult question
Not all questions required answers, not immediately,
Or ever.
Everything my mama ever gave me,
Was unconditional love.
A place to call home
A heart that drew me
A hand that fed me
A shelter against life’s travesties
Everything my mama ever gave me,
Was books and a place to read
And her presence on education days
Her laughter on good days
Her listener on bad, horrific days(insert **heartbreak memories sob sob)
Everything my mama ever gave me,
was a chance and no expectations
She gave home, she gave me sweat
She gave me the cold and the warm
She fed me, clothed me; she was the one God sent to remind me
To remind me that love
Could come from unexpected places
