My mother taught me

Written for the mother on her 50th birthday :') My mother means the world to me :)  9/4/2013

The genre is Spoken-Word. Inspired by Sarah Kay.

One day I'll have a little daughter,

And ill teach her every thing  that my mother taught me,

Ill teach her that sorrow is important,

And life is not all about happy,

Because sorrow is what makes us value true happiness when it arrives,

Ill tell her that passion is the secret recipe to beauty

And there should always be a big sparkly reason for you to exist in this world

Ill tell my little daughter to love selflessly yet keep her self respect intact

And be wise yet be very humble

Ill collect little articles and make her read just like my mother does

And ill tell her that learning never stops with degrees and certificates

Ill teach her to cook a little and cook with a big dollop of love

Ill tell her to wash a little on days that she cooks

And ill tell her to weep a little because crying does make you stronger

Ill surround her with pretty flowers, trees and butterflies

Because these are the things one must actually value

 Ill teach her about the little things in life that give so much happiness

A kiss means a million more than a diamond and a hug a little more than a big wad of notes

Because one day the diamond will lose its charm and the wad of notes will soon be spent and forgotten

But the kiss and the hug will touch the soul and add a million bucks more to your life

Ill teach her that nobody is perfect and a crooked nose (If she inherits mine) does not take away the beautiful shine of her eyes

And don’t ever let you big wide eyes lose that shine

I might slap her a little while she goes on the big slides

And I might pull her ear while I teach her math

So that she faces her fears

Because life might have many more fears bigger than slides and math

Ill teach her to be emotional and fiercely expressive just like her grandmother

Because emotions , good or bad is what makes the journey worthwhile

Ill tell her to pick up a goal, or probably a hobby and give it her day and night , her passion, energy and hard work

Maybe her knees will pain and her elbows may twitch

But the happiness she gets from her job will replace no feeling in this world

Ill tell her to laugh obnoxiously loud at the silliest of jokes

Because one needs to make oneself happy at times,

Ill teach her

that being nice is the power of a woman,

And great power always comes with great love.

Ill teach her to be just like her grandmother.