KWEE Liberian Literary Magazine Jan. Iss. Vol. 0115 May Issue Vol. 0515 | Page 31
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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.
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© 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
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http://cher-insight.blogspot.com
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