Sep 26th, 1996
I was very sick,
Struck down by a delibitating illness,
At the height of my career,
As Assistant Director of a leading investment bank.
Ventilator of oxygen stuck up my nostrils
Tubes of medicine stuck into my veins
I laid in bed
Lifeless.
But I was aware of everything around me.
I heard what the doctors said
I heard the nurses lamenting,
So poor thing, so young, so successful
Mum was crying quietly
The doctor went to console her
She defiantly said,
Doctor, Roland is a FIGHTER
He will make it.
Doctor asked why?
Roland was kicked out of pre medical school
But he did not give up
Today, he is an investment banker.
Thanks Mum,
I couldn't have made it
without you.
You believed in me.
I love you so
Happy Mother's Day
