Dear Mother

warning, too long for those whom dont like reading, but its my letter and gift to mum along with my third poem, Dedicated to my Mother, Enjoy if you wish. Share if you think the same ;)

Dear Mum,

Here is where dad tied the knot,
and made you my wonderful mother,
I couldnt have asked for a better Teacher,
a better discipliner,
a better fashionist,
no one could have teached me to care for others, the way you did,
you showed me what love was,

Oh dear mum, when problems arise,
i come rowing to you,
and you solve it all,

(mum, 21 years ago)

Here's where your future two brats were once in,

your womb, i miss the warmth a fetus gets,
its too cold here in ireland,
and i've seen a child birth and have studied it,
i dont know how you got me past your pelvis bone,
with that pain,
i've grown from that small one to this huge one now,
you still show me the same love if not more,

(Too ALL READERS whom are not family, Is this already bothering you? Is this boring you? Too bad this is my mum i'm talking about! i dont give a heck whether You're bored, this post is full of my mum, if you are my true friend, read till the end, im showing my mum off here.
To help you recognise who is who, i have italicized and bracketed who the people in the picture are ABOVE each picture)

My first gasp of oxygen was in here,
thats me there in your womb,
and my dear elder brother you holding up,
along with dad,
why o' why had these two motorcyclists spoil this picture of the family i was born into? why?


This is the 2nd child you gave birth to,
who am i to introduce you to him?
no one.
its all to introduce the parasite you gave birth to the world,
the world that reads my blog.

yes that's my curls,
when short, its your curls, mum,
when long, its dads waves,
oh boy, am i lucky to have both your genes in me,
natural curls, which most wish to have,
but sorry dad, i have to say, people say that my hair is of most curly,
mothers genes seem to have prevailed more i guess,

To the world who reads this now,
notice that im sucking my thumb in both pictures?
this was for a very long time, until 8 or 9 years of age if im not mistaken,
during sleep, the thumb unconcsiously used to feed into mouth,
mum did her best in preventing me, tied a bag to my hand,
with multiple knots too i may add,
put me to sleep between her and dad,
i used to cry when i dont,
when they put me in another room with bro,
at times, i used to resort to sleeping outside their bedroom door,
as it was locked,
this was like when i was 5 or 6,

oh mum,
i miss lying on your lap,
i lay on it almost everynight before hitting the bed,
you were the one who put me to bed,
even when i was 18, and twice your height almost,
patting my head, for hours,
i may have never told you this before,
i lie on your lap when i have worries or problems,
somehow you manage to put your ever soo little child to sleep,
i agree, i have never shared much of my personal struggles with you,
but indirectly with the mums scent and aura, you have solved all my problems,
i cant thank you more for that.

(me)
you bought me toys,
that gave me joy,
we had two sets of the same,
one in penang,
one in kajang,
for me not to feel left out in penang,
where you put me,
to guard me against the pain of parting you at 8am and receiving you at 5pm,
while you slaught at work, to buy me more toys...
coming over every weekend, through the snake roads back in the days, hours of drive,
just to see me, says it all

(bro)
I drove a car simillar to that in penang until i was 5 and i think more

Thats bro, with the same toy i had in Penang

you dressed us, made our hair, tried new styles,
to admire both your princes,
and show us of to the world,

(bro)


Check out my bros style, the cap, "ssup dawg?"

(Grandad, bro, me, mum)
such kids we two were

you had joy in dressing us as girls,
thankfully it was bro who got the most, if not all,
i should have been a girl for you, to have the ideal family,
the one that all wish,
but im sure you never complained,
and im blessed for that
(bro!!! NOT me! in a girls dress..)

You dressed us both alike,
to not show us apart,
i think here is where our brotherly love was laid,
i am more then pleased to let you know,
incase you still havent noticed,
that brother and me are very thick,
and will be so forever,
we may have shouted at each other along the way,
but that has just brought us closer together,
no one can tear us apart now,
even if you wish, trust me,
(bro, me)
(bro, me)

(me, mum, bro)

I've been to our motherland so many times thanks to you,
half of the people if not more,
havent even had a glimpse of it,
showed me famous people and buildings,
little did you realise,
you were my tour guide to life,

in motherland,
you showed me where you born, to where you graduated,
showed me your principle in school,
your huge house in a small village,
which all motivated me to prove that i'm Your son,
and i will not fail in that,
(im second from right, next to mum)
The most famous Tamil Movie Director and another actor

(bro, malaysian gymnast, me)
not only you,
but the whole world used to call me shy,
i remember everyone saying that i looked shy in this picture,
im not sure if i do,
but you changed me with words,
i assure you now, i embrace courage,
in speaking,
i used to be quiet and cold to others you may think,
but no, it wasnt my fault, it was brothers,
he always spoke everything out fast,
never left anything for me to say,
even when people asked me something, he'd answer it for me,
but i have come along way now,
im outspoken, and changed, couraged, daring,
all thanks to you,
My Dear Mum

(bro, me, cousin)
You loved watching gymnastics,
you brought me to the Commenwealth games,
i thank you for giving me exposure to the world,
you told me what was good and what is bad,
you never showed me the meaning of hunger,
drained me with love and protected me from the outside world of danger,
carried me when i was 12 to prevent my legs from touching the puddle of water,
which you knew, i hated.

(me)
you put me on elephants,
one of the things all kids dream of,
fullfilling all my dreams,
sides just that

(bro)
made me and bro multitalented,
you put us into everthing,
from skating, to taekwando,
to music, to many more i need not say,
as you and i already know

you say that i used to be embarrased to say you were my mother,
back in primary and to a certain extent, secondary,
im not sure whether thats the way i felt,
but, im very sure now, im as proud as a peacock,
to show you of as MY mother,

(which also may i add, you showed me peacocks, time after time, something not all kids see)

(bro)
thats brother,
you should have just have fed him to giraffes (not)
haha i say, just like what you did to us,
you showed us danger, but made sure you had a hand on us,
ready to flex your biceps to pull us away from it,
just before danger strikes,
which has made brother and me whom we are now,
successful in life to date,

You celebrated my birthdays,
to show your little one off,
im happy now,
the latest was your eldest's 21st,
he was a very happy boy when i spoke to him,
you made us both all very happy indeed
i may not have liked the cake,
may have cried,
i hated the cream,
and i still dislike all those kind of creams,
but i never disliked your love,
and never will,

(me)

you showed me family,


and tapped my friends,
making sure im in the right path in life,
which im glad i am in,
(im right at the centre)

(me)

you and i know that we get at each others throats at times,
but that is because im just like you,
i dont like being wrong,
and i love that too at times, when i prevail,
you usually give in to me,
and accept defeat, but you put a strong fight before that,
which has now made me a better speaker,

(bro and mum)


You are the queen of the house,
but need not worry,
both your princes are right behind you,
we will always be there,

i keep saying princes,
let the world think whatever they want,
im sure we are yours,
and im glad we are.

(Me, mum, bro)


weird things we used to do together,
brother is embarassed when you ask for discounts,
and when you go quarrel with the shop owners if you are displeased,
i admit, i am too, a little, but at the end of the day, its for the benefit of the both of us,

I love the way you show me off to your friends,
just like how i now do with you.

(me, bro)

(Bro, me)
Our nearest and only encounter with the police force,
i thank god for having you as 'mum',
to make sure just that,
while reading in the news,
all kinds of teenage wrong doings,


(bro, mum, me, dad)

(bro, mum, me)
we will always be by your sides,
one on each,

(me, bro)
This post is written with consent of your two boys,
and im sure theres nothing more pleasing than hearing us assure you that we will be one forever,
all thanks to the way you brought us up,

(me, mum, aunts, cousins)
a mothers day long ago, just thought it would be nice to bring it up again

to You with Love,
My dear mum,
Your two boys,
written with all our hearty feelings,
i am sure your elder is feeling just the same way,
but you know him well, his handwritting and poetic skills lack (hehe)
hence im the one writting on behalf of the both,
and each word here runs from his blood to mine,
This poem if you would like to call it that, is our Mother's day gift to you,
its on the internet, hence im sorry to say, you cant show this gift off to your friends and other family,
of your to wonderful sons as you say it,
just like your other sayings,
we are both your eyes,
equally important,
(yes mum, i still remember you words)

(Mum and Dad)
such wonderful parents,
to have
picture was way back then,
before having to stress over the two irritating offsprings,
who used to quarrel everywhere,
in the car,
battle out at home,

sorry for all the pain we may have inflicted,
the strong hurtful words we may have said as of late,
we do shout at you, just for being over loving,
as we like to be treated as adults now,

yes mum, we have grown, sorry to say that fact,
we are adults now, and wish to be treated that way in public,
occassionally we tend to be a child to you again,
but thats why we shout at you,
no, not that im complaining, we will forever be a child in your eyes,
i know, the shoulder will always be there for us,
but we are preparing for the day,
where you will let our hands go,
the very hands you've been holding all this while,
protecting from evil and danger,
but it will be time soon,
lets make full use of the years that you would be seeing the both of us day in day out,

(me, mum, bro)
We will forever be your princes,
and you will forever be our queen,
riding you on horses,
on carriges,
or maybe just in a Honda Accord

(me)
i will continue to wonder upon the sky,
on how much you have influnced me,
my life is your carving,
your blessing,
i thank you for that,

me, mum

im sure that hand will forever be behind me,
over to my shoulder,
supporting,
being my back bone,
when im weak,
fitting me within your arms,
even though literally now its impossible,
now that you fit into mine,

My brains and mind,
is also your doing,
god may have given me one,
but you are the one that brought the most out of me,
i know i have called you harsh words at times when i have been really off,
i blame the raging teen hormones for that,
but its your brain genes that i carry, along with dads,
i now say, if i am considered to be smart, you are genius,
if i am stupid, you are experienced,
if i am hardworking, you are the definition,
if i am patient, you are are a saint,
your succes motivates me,
shows me where i get my mind and character from,

I cant wait to take the very same picture,
in 4 years,
That very same picture,
with a wider smile im sure,
and tears too i fear,
with a paper entitled

Ganesan Palaniappan @ Balu
MB Bch BAO

(The day you and i,both, await)


Thank you for Everything mum,
Thank you amma,
To each child, their mother is a diamond or gem or whatever,
but to me, i will not call you such,
you are more than that, words cant define it,
i would not like to set limits with the little vocabulary the world has,
and this is not just a today feeling,
it has always been like this,
just that i have been shy to my very own mother to share all this,
and today, mothers day,
has made me say it all out,

my Dear Mother,

Happy Mothers' Day.

From,
Your two sons
with love.

(me, bro)

PS: cant wait to be home, to lie on your lap too. haha. Love you amma.


One Life, One Love, Enjoy Every Bit of it- Especially with your mother.