Searching for a Mother
I am still searching
for a mother
I recognize it
in every email I send
texts
calls
to women I have collected
in my lifetime
cheerleaders
listeners
huggers
staying in contact with
long gaps between
telling
hey I did this
hey I did that
here is the latest
new in my world|
and they are kind
with responses
I am grateful
still searching
~ Amba Elieff
You were young
Every time I look back
and wander into a memory
I tell myself
you were so young
and the foolish guilt and shame
that wells up
eases just a little
Clouds in relationships
One day
that is how it happens
one day
all the barriers disappear
for a moment
and you see the sparkle
in his eyes when he looks at you
telling you
that you are the only one
and you feel loved
and everything
is happy
and you realize
the cloud in your relationship
is all you