Suggests how she repeats her mother’s words to relax her and the words themselves refer to time. ‘Theday’ being the moment we live in and ‘and forever’ refers to the future and how the bond between her and her mother will last forever even if she moves away physically.
“For miles.. what like is it.”
Suggests how her mother’s words comfort her and the ‘for miles’ reminds us of the growing physical distance and the growing insecurity but her using her mothers words to soothe her reminds us of how their bond remains strong despite the growing distance.
“I am homesick, free, in love/ With the way my mother speaks”
The use of powerfulemotions such as ‘love’ suggests how the love of her mother will allow her to cope, succeed and prosper as she shapes her new identity. It highlights how the love of her mother strengthens her and her voiceguides and comforts her even as she moves onto the nextstage of life without her physically there.