I feel long, spidery-limbs reaching out of the sky
Or sitting, Heavy, in the corner of the room
Black
Lurking
She is the Atom Bomb,
Dropped
But no one can see her venomous, toxic waves of breath
Infecting, dissecting,
Rejecting us
There is no milk or honey here
No willow tree or baby’s breath
Only Her insidious Neglect
And her insatiable urge to Trap
To suffocate us in her hairy grasp
Like Saran or cellophane
We.
Are.
Wrapped.
In clear webs we do not know
We are in
Sad little ignorant
Flies.
Today
The Great Shift came
Finally
I’d been waiting and waiting
So many days in so many lives
To finally see
This Softer side
She came to me
Today
Together we wept for The Child That Was
She promised she would not leave
She would take care of me
I still see the little girl
Standing at the front door with the stained-glass
In the too-short white dress
That grandma made
Holding a gift in her hands
With a huge, excited smile on her face
Eyes squeezed in glee
Shaped like little, happy crescent moons
I will be the one she needs
I will be the Empathetic Listener
Guide her, help her, love her
Today
The Great Shift came
And I….
Became a mother.
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