I Give

I give until I hold nothing left for myself.

I open my heart and pour into those I love.

I never stop to consider what remains of me.

I wake each morning,

my muscles easing out yesterday's knots.

Before my feet touch the floor,

I've already started a list of

small ways to make your life easier.

I gauge your mood,

setting the tone of my own beginning.

Soft. Smooth.

Careful not to disturb the delicate balance.

I slip through the day,

barely making a stir, hardly a ripple

as I complete what needs to be done.

Then I crawl into bed,

and my heart sinks.

Another day of effort.

Another day of love shown.

Another day of grace given.

Not a thought returned.

I hold a place in your life.

That much is certain.

A mother's lamp—

the light you'll always pass by.

But it is a lover's heart

I have carried for you all along.

-Original Work by Christi L Rogers

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