mama just said

MyMama just rang me at work.

She said it was just a quick call to see if I sounded any older. I told her not to be silly. I won't sound older until tomorrow. Tomorrow I will sound older. Promise, I said. Good girl, she said. And then she said, Did I tell you that God gave you the gift of Big Dreams. No mama, I said, you didn't tell me that. But we already knew it, didn't we. And I said to her, Sometimes, it feels more like a beautiful fucking burden than a gift. Yes, MyMama said, but God Gave It To You.

Make of that what you will.