(Poem) Forever

I remember always her hands

That held me first of all

Guided me with a stroke

Gentle and enlightening

Transmitted her smile

Into a flourish of air

Commanded evil to stop

With a prayerful clasp

Cracks from hard work

Fissured her skin

Coins, counted on the palm

Delighted her to give

Comforted my sorrow

With a pat to my head

I am what I have become

Forever loving my mother