A Mother's Day Poem
A special mother’s day poem was written by one of Write Things Manila’s young writers from the 2017 batch. Andrea wrote this poem when she was 16 years old and was included in Write Things Manila’s annual anthology, In Our Own Words Volume 4 that was published in December 2017.
NANAIKU by Andrea, 16 years old
I’m not good with words In paper or aloud But I will still write
Card, bag, and flowers None of these can say the words That you want to hear
Though my mouth is shut My heart wants to sing a song Only for your ears
I don’t have a gift But if I could buy you the world I’d give you the stars
I’m not a kid but I’ll always be your daughter Happy Mother’s Day
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This article first appeared in Manilaspeak.com
