Mother From Afar

When I bid goodbye

My eyes filled with sorry and tears

Holding a passport for success

And bringing a luggage of hope

“I will be back soon” words that I did 

not fulfill

Until now I’m here in foreign land

digging and providing their needs.

Sacrificing to be far from them and

Securing their future ahead

Seeing them under someone cares

while I’m taking care others is heart

breaking 

I wish I’m there to fulfill my

motherly duties

To witness their growing up journeys

Their downfall and how they rise

To be their defender not misjudged

To be their protector not bullied

To be their friends and hearing them

without prejudice

To be their confidant

without judgment

Being a mother from afar is not an easy job

Wounded, bruised, aching bones, but

nothing hurts more than a longing

heart

Our sacrifices is incredible and

incomparable 

Being physically there with them is

not a measurement of how good we

are as a mother

Distance can’t measure the love, care

and sacrifices we had

Seeing them beautifully grow

Worth all the tears and sweat I lost!

I am a mother of my proud daughters and that keeps me going!

- Jenelyn Leble