Mi Madre

Sometimes I hear the sadness in my mom's voice. Sometimes I just want to call her and remind her that I love her. "La vida la tenemos prestada" she always says. And that's why I want her to know that she means the world to me. I get choked up thinking about these times when I want to just call and say "Te quiero mucho Mami". She'll worry. She'll end up wondering what's going on in my head. She'll find it impossible to believe it's simply because she's on my mind far more than she'll ever know.

This pic is one of my mom being silly. I wish she'd show this side of her more often.