Mother

A small series I'm working on in which I write poems regarding key people in my life.

DNA tells me that 

I am a part of you.

That half 

of my being

is yours,

but 

the mother-daughter

relationship is one

of mutual love,

and respect,

and similarity.

I have

your habits imbedded

within me.

Everytime I wring my hands

the way that you do

I am reminded,

we are mother and daughter.

No wish

upon a star could change that.

I feel the temptations 

in my bones for

the things you have shown me.

To be

a mother is to be selfless. 

Everything you said to me 

will stick, and 

anything 

you have done for me,

will have substance. 

A mother is supposed to be

there 

like

a permanent best friend. 

You are supposed to be there

at least as a mother. 

And yet,

you never seem to understand.

You

are responsible for another life.