Motherhood
9.22.09

This thing they call something so great
A hold so gentle, it chokes
Happiness so complete, it aches.
A journey that cannot be tamed.

No other call is as deep
As rich a tapestry of beads
A song that never blinks
A time so pure, so gentle and quick
For every stab of joy, I bleed
For every leap of pride, I plead.

The wound stays and heals
Though the irks never leave
Until you twist and pull and push
To breathe force into their burning bush.

As the momentum dissipates
Mothers bury their heads and wait
It’s necessary, they say, it’s a must
That when the falling breaks cast
Mothers shield the fall, as they must.

Until only their voices roam the nights
Until only blurry memories take flight.