Letter to my mother: Wole Lawal

By Wole Lawal

Iya mi,

I’m scared…I’m scared of everything

I think it’s because I don’t know what else life could hit me with

Everything’s happening too fast and I really want it to slow down

We are both getting older

And we don’t even spend as much time as we used to

I miss the days when I could fit my whole body on your belly and sleep

And not care about anything else but how warm and safe you felt to me.

You give me comfort and your smile lights up my world

I wonder where I would be right now if you weren’t in my life

Especially this past year where my life could have easily taken a crazy turn.

Where my life was filled with so many challenges

Days that I cried and prayed to God, to never make you cry again

You always stood by me, you were always there for me.

When it felt like it was me against the world

You made it my world for the taking.

You have really been through so much because of me

And I really wonder how you even cope with me sometimes

It must be hard work to be a mother to a man like me.

Not to talk about being a mother to five children.

You have showed me so much love

And I pray God continues to guide and protect you for us.

I want you to know that no matter what this life throws at me

I will always be there for you; I will rise up for you.

You are my number one woman and nobody will ever replace you.

Iya mi

I love you, Happy Mother’s Day.

-Dauchii