How much love to take care of me?
How much suffering to raise me up?
How much sadness when I don't listen to you?
How much waiting when I am away?
Mum, I will never know for sure;
For I will never be a mother myself.
But I know
When I am sick, you stayed beside me to keep me warm or cool;
When I am angry, you hugged me tightly and calm me down;
When I am sad, you held me and let me cry;
When I am happy, you smiled.
As the calendar year changes one after the other,
Wrinkles grow more;
I want to be with you,
But I am so far away.
Only voices travel,
Filled with message of missing.
You are always my one and only mum;
And I am always your "ah boy".
I love you.
