Mothers

Mothers love their children in their wombs
mothers breastfeed them with tenderness
mothers are anxious when they're sick
mothers stay up all night waiting for them
to come back from the disco.

Mothers love their children more
when they get hurt
when they get bad grades at school
when they get drunk in college
when they flunk an exam
when they steal a car and
have an incident.

Mothers love their children more
when they can't walk or speak
when they have serious handicaps
when they get AIDS.
Mothers love their children more.