Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Loved Them All So Well

Flip the pot, or not—
We are all our mother’s plot.

For mine, who was fine,
A prayer who made the cut.

​I understand now how she loved them all,
And loved them all so well.

Different, as she said.
Same, as she believed.
And truthful as well.

The first challenged her, a handful I would think.
The second was her shadow, there every time she’d blink.
The third reminded her of her mother, similar to her kin.
The fourth, a light—impossible not to love.

She loved them all so well.

Then comes I:
The hope of a best friend.

Well, Mum, tonight?
I know you were right.

I love them too.
Different, as you said.
Same, as you believed.
And truthful as well.
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