Before you begin, consider how the poet uses imagery and metaphor to describe the relationship between a mother and her child. Think about the emotions conveyed and the techniques used. I reach for a hand, I reach for a line, A tape measure stretching between us, In the room where the past and present intertwine. The wall, a barrier yet a bridge, A tape that marks our progress, our fears, In the quiet moments, I imagine the future, Unfurling like a spool of endless years. Each inch, each centimeter, a story told, Of love, of boundaries, of growing old. The tape slips, then holds, then stretches some more, A symbol of the bond I can't ignore. In this space, I find my place, Between independence and maternal grace, Mother any distance, but always near, A love that measures beyond fear.