The very term evokes esteem
And images of love and nature
What mere gathering of words
Can adequately form a portraiture

Fierce protection, love defined
Imparting lessons, devoting guidance
Policing conflict, bite your tongue
The inner screams emerg as silence

The push and pull on random tack
Can drive into a crazed distraction
But comes immeasurable strength
Creating reason from abstraction

Respect and reverence don't suffice
As no spoken language could
Describe the spirit we perceive
As is manifest in Motherhood

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