How the tree is my mother
By Amari P
Published 23 September 2023
My mother comes to me, I call her my mother, but people think she’s not
I cry but my mother is always there, wrapping her arms around me,
I feel safe in her arms
She feeds me, gives me water,
She’s different but she is still my mother
The wind blows through her beautiful hair,
I paint her with dots, she tells me jokes, while the birds sing
Her laugh is beautiful, when the day comes her beauty shines
She’s my mother, she’s my home, she’s my mother