Happy Birthday Mom!

Thank you for your patience and your steady insight
How you offer advice with care, helping me launch
And though I bristle sometimes, I know it's love, the alpha and omega
No rush can outpace the wisdom you gave; it steadies my vision
Kind nudges keep me grounded, lessons I quietly earmark

Yet I forget to say it back, though my thanks grow yearly
Only later do I see the truth, something I can hold onto
Under all my hurry sits gratitude, a sense of Ubuntu

Mom, I hear you more than I show, and I thank you, Mom
On the days I push back, know your faith is my outro
Most of all, please know your patience means so much Mom