All About Mothers

They are possessive, benevolent, clumsy, absent, omnipresent, overwhelmed, guilty, indulgent, loving, fragile, in full possession of their wits or losing their heads. Alive or already a memory. They are mothers, and it's their party. They're President of the Republic, nanny, baker, actress, teacher, florist, journalist, unemployed, pediatrician. They are possessive, benevolent, clumsy, absent, omnipresent, overwhelmed, guilty, indulgent, loving, fragile, in full possession of their means or losing their heads. Alive or already a memory - Son or daughter, we remain with the desire that they let go of us and the fear that they will leave us. And then we become mothers - and it's our party.