Mother Said: A poem about mothers inspired by the power of a mother's advice.

Mother Said

“Leave this town,”

my mother said

These three words

live in my head

“I love this town,”

my mother told

But you are young

and I am old

“The world is wide,”

my mother taught

These four words

I seized then sought

“Enjoy the world,”

my mother shared

and thanks to her

I did and dared

©2022 Mark Bird

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