Nine months of undesired weight gain, unsteady wobbling gait and swollen feet
Eating foods driven by cravings not clearly understood
Rarely uncontrolled physiological metamorphosis occurs curtailing this ordeal by the knife
Oftentimes mood swings not akin to her basic nature
Yet she labors on, until the final contractions that does nothing to free her but shift gears into another phase of controlled chaos
Labor is hard, the pains unbearable, yet she stoically soldiers on, pushes till beads of sweat rolls down from her temples to the chest and if truth be told every pore she ever possessed
Then comes the joyful sound of the offspring who has in essence began another journey into the unknown, exiting the comfort of another who kept safe for the earlier voyage into this world
Mother then, endures once more, another appropriation of her time and sanity with sleepless nights
Unconsolable babies who suck not just milk from her biological fountain but the very emotional reserves, energies and strain on the psyche
When they begin to toddle then comes another hurdle, that will make a world class athlete jealous as she sprints in a bid to pluck her young one from danger unbeknown to the dear one
Along comes school, she becomes a teacher, another endeavor where she holds her own tutoring sessions beyond the classroom
Hours spent hammering concepts in an attempt to secure the young one an edge in this school of hard knock life
The adventures, sacrifices, unconditional selfless love and contribution of a mother cannot be limited by a page in a book, an op ed in a newspaper or any sort of media
With gratitude we say thank you mother in a childlike voice hoping to bestow a rewarding beaming smile to the face of every mother on mother's day
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