KWEE Liberian Literary Magazine Jan. Iss. Vol. 0115 May Issue Vol. 0515 | Page 31

Liberian Literary Magazine Promoting Liberian literature, Arts and Culture empirical and prime value. Dollars and cents. Mr. Leprechaun, please, please Wait for me! As a Mother I wish I could find it. Maybe, at the end of the rainbow. Where is the leprechaun? What is he hiding? Where is the pot of gold?. Are you out there? Are you hearing me? A MOTHER’S QUEST Why do things have to be so difficult? Why is it that as a mother you cannot always provide the protection for your offspring that you know they need? I am asking the questions but I already know the answers. They must grow. They must stumble to walk. They must use their own powers of creativity and intuitiveness to weather the storm. We never just want to stay on the side lines. We want to be at their sides during the battle. But logic dictates that we cannot engage in such. We must let them lead the charge, take up the mantle and power through the opposition. The opposition is brutal, fierce and doesn't care about human emotions or relations. The only factor that is recognized by the opposing forces are those of Please do not send your demons, your collectors, your nemeses. We crave your indulgence and seek some compassion. Life changes have precipitated this course of events. The immaturity of those who were bestowed with responsibility and who gaily threw it to the wind because of lecherous affections in neighboring terrain. Make space. Give time. Empathize. I have a path to walk. A journey to complete. The road is slippery from the early morning rain. I am cold and feel hungry but I look up, and what do I see? The Rainbow. A promise, it will get better. It will be dark for a while as the heavy clouds rush across the sky. But the space will be made, the sky will become clear again and the beauty of the diffracted light of the arc will be seen through it all. I have a ways to walk. 31 © Cher Corbin” Cher-Antoinette is a mother of two, a forensic scientist and is a multiple silver and bronze award winner at the Barbados National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) in Photography, Visual Arts and Literary Arts. Cher-can be contacted at [email protected] and has a social media presence at https://www.facebook.com/CorbinGi rl http://cher-insight.blogspot.com and on Twitter @cherinsight Instagram @CherAntoinetteStudio