A Mother’s Love

There is no other love like that of a mother -
Nothing in the world could ever compare;
It’s not unusual to take it all for granted -
Until the sudden day when it’s no longer there…

When speaking of a love that’s unconditional -
It exists in a mother’s true and loving heart;
And no matter what we do - or what we don’t do -
Nothing can extinguish or tear that love apart…

While we are young, too self involved to notice -
Often too busy… and so we tend to forget…
But as we grow older, more understanding, wiser -
We realize it…but sometimes it’s too late for regret.

A mother’s tears and prayers reach the heavens;
The purest and most unselfish prayers there can be;
More powerful than we can ever dream of -
Sadly, we often fail to appreciate, too blind to see…