She is celebrated and honoured by those she has borne,
those she has taken under her wing,
and the ones who chose her;
revered as the source of life and love.
She has been forgotten,
brushed aside by those she has nurtured;
her value diminished,
in the busyness and priorities of life.
She loves fiercely and defends ferociously,
formidable and vulnerable;
her greatest love is her deepest sorrow,
yet the reason for her being.
She exists by moniker only,
a fictitious being longed-for;
conceived in the brokenness,
of the hearts she was unable to love.
She is an echo of her former self,
her mind long since departed;
the memory of her fulness,
treasured in the hearts she has forgotten.
She lives in the legacy of those she has loved,
their broken hearts bound by her essence;
cherished memories behind every smile,
colouring every wayward tear.
She mourns the child lost and forgotten by others,
her grief ever present yet hidden;
found in the rubble of broken dreams,
reignited with every milestone missed.
She weeps for a child never born,
the deepest longing of her heart;
if only love were enough,
to bring life into being.
She is as fearful as she is courageous,
as whole as she is broken;
fierce yet gentle,
and as unyielding as she is pliable.
She is fairy tale and fact, flawless and at fault,
a desire, a dream, an impossibility, an enigma,
an extraordinary force within an ordinary soul;
She is the Mother Heart.
About the Author
SARINA ELDER
Sarina is a Writer with a passion for Making A Difference (MAD).
As a first generation Australian who struggled with cultural identity as a child, Sarina understands the importance of Being, Belonging, and Becoming as a fundamental need in all of us, regardless of age.
As a misunderstood Creative, who was diagnosed with ADHD in her adult years, Sarina is particularly passionate about supporting others to identify and release their Creative, or the Creative in their children, and to embrace the Neurodiversity that accompanies Creativity.
Sarina believes the best way to embrace ourselves is through laughter, and is open to sharing her own stories with the hope of encouraging others.