Gratitude
Some say, "my mother
gave me phobias,
lots of traumas,
and a weekly visit
to my psychiatrist."
I reply, "my mom
gave me an extensive,
expansive,
even prodigious,
vocabulary,
and taught me
the good sense
not to hide it."
They sigh, "it must
be wonderful to have
a mom like that."
I smile and respond,
"it is."
Some say, "my mother
gave me phobias,
lots of traumas,
and a weekly visit
to my psychiatrist."
I reply, "my mom
gave me an extensive,
expansive,
even prodigious,
vocabulary,
and taught me
the good sense
not to hide it."
They sigh, "it must
be wonderful to have
a mom like that."
I smile and respond,
"it is."
