MOTHER IS WATERI wish I couldShower your head with flowersAnd anoint your feet with my tears,For I know I have caused youSo much heartache, frustration and despair –Throughout my youthful years.I wish I could give youThe remainder of my lifeTo add to yours,Or simply eraseThe lines on your face,And mend all that has been torn.For next to God,You are the fireThat has given lightTo the flame in each of my eyes.You are the fountainThat nourished my growth,And from your chalice –Gave me life.Without the wetness of your love,The fragrance of your water,Or the trickling sounds ofYour voice,I shall always feelthirsty.

~ Suzy Kassem

Suzy Kassem A Mother S Love Anoint Chalice Daughter Despair Eulogy Eyes Fire Flowers Forgiveness Fragrance Frustration God Growth Guidance Heartache Life Loss Of A Mother Loving Loving Mother Madre Maman Mer Mere Mommy Mother Mother Poem Mother S Day Mother S Love Motherhood Mothering Motherly Love Mothers Mothers And Daughters Mothers Poem Nurture Pain Parenting Poem Poetry Protect Regret Shower Your Head With Flowers Son Sounds Suzy Kassem Tears Thirsty Voice Water Wish Yearning Youth

Nobody wants to admit that mermaids who survive the dangers of the ocean can still be defeated by their own pain. He links his fingers through mine. He squeezes my hand until I look back. A mermaid's heart is the most fragile thing in the sea. You've somehow managed to keep yours beating. The shield doesn't matter. What matters is you're a survivor.

~ Emm Cole

Emm Cole Female Warrior Fins Fragile Hearts Keeping Merminia Mer Mermaid Mermaids Merminia Ocean Strong Heroines Survival Survivor Under The Sea