is this the metaphorical mountain? /
is this the part where we find out what we’re made of?
Tag: love
homecoming
I rose with the sun / and the swift love
[after]birth
skin to skin / blood and breath.
restoration
when touch / becomes a / leap of faith / we don’t ignore
sometimes our children are the stabilizers.
The key chain from the aquarium sat at the other end of the kitchen table. I watched the blue-dyed water and the turtle inside shake, each time he sunk into his chair and wriggled, refusing to read an assignment.
today I managed to be fully present for you.
I snapped quick photos of your concentration, placed the phone down and watched your fingers move, how you dipped your brushes a little too aggressively, swirled through the orange like a hurricane then slapped on too many layers.
vigil for nothing
awareness for the what-ifs /
awareness for the things / you could never comprehend / so you spend all of your / precious time trying to
Beautiful, Beautiful, Boy:
I’m so sorry every day looks exactly the same. I’m so sorry for getting angry, so often. I’m frustrated. I’m lost. I’m anxious. But you are most…… Read more “Beautiful, Beautiful, Boy:”
Magic Mama 