Mama, Who Am I?

By Lawrie Ignacio

In Mama, Who Am I? a young child asks her mother about her place in the world. Through rhythmic prose, her mother explains that she is beyond what she might believe she is. The child slowly comes to understand that she is beyond even the question itself. The verses invite the young reader to consider a connection to a greater universe beyond imagination.

This children’s verse offers a poetic exploration for young children and for the young children within all of us who yearn to know their true identity.

Then, who am I, Mama?

You are the seer of your question.
You are the watcher as you ask it.
You are the endless space around it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Oct 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781665727600

Lawrie Ignacio

Lawrie Ignacio is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her work with those longing to understand the deeper significance of their place in the world inspired her to write a simple poem that speaks to the innocent heart within each of us—the source from which this question springs. She is also a mother to two adult daughters.

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