Sacrifice

Being a mother

If i ever become a mother

I hope i am half the mother that my mom is

she has sacrificed so much

just to see a smile on my face

sometimes her sacrifices are simple.

giving up a piece of cake

or treating me to new clothes

even though we both know she needs them more

but most of the time they are complex and draining

like saving money for my dreams

instead of following hers

i'm living the life that she never got to live

and I wish she knew that she did not always have to give

She can take too

after all, doesn't she deserve joy too?

it should not always be about everyone else

i hope i can do what she does

so kindly and easily

but i also hope that I can show her that she has accomplished so much

just by being herself