CONTEST ENTRY- Pacell writes poem to mother

working back to the bone

more prown to caring

about us her kids than her own

self sacrificing hardships struggles

trials comes her way

but despite that within her motivation

elevation education emerges to the surface

She is my sheroe

crazy insane as she wants to be if the place

ain’t clean mentally free to see and

accomplish the unexpected

always respected on so many levels rubuking

devils

spirituality exudes from her

intelligent beautiful all that and a bag of

chips

She is my sheroe

black bold loud additudinal

rice and peas acki and codfish (groud food)

bakes, arroz con pollo making cooking up a

storm

more like a tsunami or a whirlwind this aint

the end its only the beginning

she is my sheroe

always on the go never taking always giving

never resting

in all her ways in all her days caring loving

considerate compassionate sharing what she has

with others

the third oldest of her sisters and brothers

God fearing

She is my sheroe

She cant stop she won’t stop doing what she

does best and thats being selfless selfless

black skin supernatual when she gets ready to

go out this women looks damn good

She is my sheroe

Cant nobody do things like she do

she is my sheroe

strong lioness you see because she truily is

the queen of her jungle

hear her roar when the place aint clean

I said her her roar when the place aint clean

she is my sheroe

getting things done doing it right the first

time

worry worth

when daddy left holding down the fort

always trying to sort things out going to the

grocery store talking about how she’s gonna be

right back but instead she comes out like 10

hours later talking about there was sale or a

long line

she is my sheroe

with Gods help handling things all on her own

and at the same time always checking to make

sure we (her children) are ok

she is the epitome of the word mother

I love her

and you mommy are my sheroe

by Pacell (“Sweet P”) McCobb