I had two mothers - two mothers I claim
Two different people, yet with the same name
Two separate women, diverse by design
But I loved them both because they were mine
The first was the mother who carried me here
Gave birth and nurtured and launched my career
She was the one whose features I bear
Complete with the facial expressions I wear
She gave me her love, which follows me yet
Along with the examples in life that she set
As I got older, she somehow younger grew
And we'd laugh as just Mothers and daughters should do
But then came the time that her mind clouded so
And I sensed that the Mother I knew would soon go
So quickly she changed and turned into the other
A stranger who dressed in the clothes of my Mother
Oh, she looked the same,at least at arm's length
But now she was the child and I was her strength
We'd come full circle, we women three
My Mother the first, the second and me
And if my own children should come to a day
When a new Mother comes and the old goes away
I'd ask of them nothing that I didn't do
Love both of your Mothers as both have loved you.
For my beautiful Mother, I will love you Always.x
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