All Day, All Night

All day I cry out and no one hears. All night I cry out and still no one hears. There is a large boulder on my back that nobody sees; or do they care? I ask for help in removing the stone, but they don't listen. They just stare, they're too busy. All day, all night I wander about looking for help but find nothing and nobody. Even my friends are not there. Where are they? Why won't they help? I am alone. No one is there. Have I done something wrong? I am so filled with guilt, so filled with shame. My eyes are red and painful from crying. All day I search, all night I still search. Nothing. No one. Must I go on? Wait! Wait! Who is that? A woman is coming, coming towards me. Her hands are outstretched toward me.  She looks familiar. Her heart is open to me. She smiles at me. I see her through my tears. She is still coming. No hesitation. She is coming nearer and nearer. I know this woman. She stepped up to me. I still cry, but I am relieved. She embraces me. I have not been embraced like that in a long time. She cries with me. She kisses my cheek and brushed my tears. She whispered something to me. She loves me. I look at her questioningly. She loves me. After all that I have done. After all that I have felt and thought, she loves me. When no one was there, she was there all along. No restrictions, no conditions. I look no further all day long. I look no further all night. You asked me her name....Mom.