Mother Made of Tears — Summary

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I’ve cried myself a river More times than I can count Now I’m crying something else I’m crying myself a mother

Her hair will be as long and black as the deep Her eyes bluer than the clearest sea

Her face softer than the smoothest sea glass Her smile warmer than the sandiest beach

Her body lithe as the seaweed Her dress with more ripples than the ocean Its self

With eyes that never cry, Some part of her is always Happy She is Mother Nature

She asks for nothing She gives everything She loves Unconditionally

Her anger is violent Her joy is radient

She listens without judgement When you rant at her Her love fills each moment

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Grief turns into creation in Jaxson1232's poem. The speaker has already cried "a river" many times, but now the tears are being used for something new: a mother. Judging by the imagery, this is a mother the speaker wishes they had, or needs, and so they imagine her into being.

She is built entirely from the ocean. Her hair is deep and dark, her eyes are the clearest blue, her skin is soft like sea glass, and her dress ripples like waves. The poem then names her as Mother Nature, someone who asks for nothing, gives everything, and loves without conditions. Even her anger is allowed to be violent, like a storm, and her joy shines.

The mood is tender and longing, but also soothing. The key detail is that she listens without judgement when the speaker rants. The poem suggests that what the speaker wants most is to be heard and loved, whatever state they're in.

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