Iye mi
To love is to have
to have is to give
to give is to reap
you feed and wean
you share and spare
you live and teach
you discipline and forgive
you mother and foster
you are the auspice for us
at every age and stage, you stay
Iye mi, you go the extra mile
to keep a lingering smile
To reap is to give
to give is to have
to have is to love.
–-Olushola Awoyemi
May 10, 2020.
*Iye mi: means my mother in a Yoruba dialect in Nigeria.
*Yoruba: a language of an ethnic group mostly found in Western Africa.
