Hey Mom

The first ear-splitting cries

At 3 AM can be a wake-up

In more ways than one  .

Mom always has extreme

Patience and gentle understanding .

She has never ending love .

She can't run nor can she hide .

Mom will be in the picture

For virtually every hour

Of every day for at least

The next two decades .

Hey mom the moment she barely

Puts her feet up for just a second 

Without hearing distant 

Cries for attention 

Or the expensive tinkle

Of a priceless crystal 

Heirloom being smashed

By a rampaging toddler .

Hey mom !!

                  By Brock