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