MY BOYS
Melissa Henderson 1986 (Chicago)
MY BOYS
BY: MELISSA HENDERSON
HE’S SPECIAL. PRECIOUS. PERFECT.
HE CALLS ME MOM.
HE'S MY SMILE IN THE MORNING.
THE MEALS I MAKE BECAUSE HE’S HUNGRY.
HE'S MY SON. HIS LOVE IS ENDLESS HIS ABILITIES ARE LIMITLESS.
EVEN WITH A DISABILITIES HIS ABILITIES TO DO ANYTHING IS STRONG.
WHAT HE MEANS TO ME IS MORE THAN HIS ABILITY TO PERFORM.
HE CALLS ME MOTHER. HE COME TO ME FOR HUGS, LAUGHS, BOOBOO’S & FIGHTS.
I’LL PROTECT HIM WITH MY LIFE.
STRUGGLES DON’T SEEM LIKE STRUGGLES WHEN YOU LOVE THEM.
ALONE OR WITH A VILLAGE NO ONE IS ABOVE THEM.
DISABILITY OR ABILITY IT DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE YOU’RE HERE WITH ME.
HE’S MY SMILE IN THE MORNING.
HE’S MY HI WHEN EVERYONE IGNORES ME.
MY BOYS MY FIGHT MY LIFE.
About this poem
THIS POEM IS ABOUT A MOTHER'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. HAVING A CHILD WITH AUTISM AND MULTIPLE CHILDREN IT'S A STRUGGLE EVERY DAY BUT WHEN YOU'RE A MOTHER IT'S JUST A REGULAR DAY.
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Written on October 28, 2022
Submitted by melissa.hend1987 on February 14, 2023
Modified on March 19, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 747 |
Words | 144 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 15 |
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