No doubt she’s disappointed.
Such a disgrace I turned out to be.
Not a policy-maker
Or tech-savvy entrepreneur.
Nothing of note.
I gave birth three times
and sent three
tall, kind people
into the world
I offered words of consolation
I planted sunflowers
I listened
Elected official?
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist?
Cutting-edge thought-leader?
MD, PhD, CEO?
Oscar, Emmy, Tony?
Nobel?
Anything?
I closed my mother’s eyes
when she died
and again, my father’s
I made no fortune
no headlines
nothing went viral
I sang and danced
for no one
I remembered
I noticed
I breathed
Just an ordinary life
filled with extraordinary love.
How disappointing.
