Introduction

It’s mother’s day again and in my 30 years of existence, generally, my mother and I don’t really get along well. I have only expressed sincere words of appreciation to my mother once. But at this point in my life, I just want to live in peace and focus on coming to terms with my regrets and failures in life so far. One of which regrets is having been too disrespectful to the one person who brought me out to this wonderful world.

Truth be told, it feels so awkward imagining myself saying the things I think I should have said a long time ago to my mother. Aside from the love language of screaming and yelling- of not communicating our love for one another through soft spoken words that I grew up with at home, my dialect (a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group), which is Cebuano and Bisaya, also my mother tongue, makes it more uncomfortable especially because we, the people in my family, are not used to using it to communicate our love for one another effectively.

Because it is hard for me to express these things explicitly, I challenged myself to write them through a poetry here instead. I wrote it here, this place being my safest heaven for my deep and sometimes, scattered thoughts. This is here also because I know my mother does not really know how to use social media but I still need to express these guilt feelings and get around to fully coming to terms to everything that I am, I have been and I want to be.

I couldn’t do it at first so I made it like a general message in Cebuano/Bisaya.

I also made one in English.

English Version

Happy Mother’s Day to the Mightiest

“Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a mother.”

To The Mightiest Mothers,

On this day of the might and powerful, your worth are all honorable and for that alone, we ought to be grateful

Because of the ounces of physical and emotional challenges and sacrifices you had to go through, we are here thriving in this world, and all this, we owe to you

From our earliest coos as adorable infants to our sometimes insolent teenage years, you have been there for us through it all. We know that your love for us is immeasurable, and we can only hope that we have somehow made your journey through motherhood bearable.

Your love for us is unrelenting, and even when we rebelled against your advice, you continued to guide us with your unwavering nagging. You endure our foolishness and continue to love us unconditionally.

Your love for us is unrelenting, and even when we rebelled against your advice, you continued to guide us with your unwavering nagging. You endure our foolishness and continue to love us unconditionally. In times of trouble, you are the ones we turn to for comfort and support.

To the mightiest of mothers, we express our deepest gratitude and love. We are forever grateful for all that you do.

–marymancee