Awakening
My mother-
I see her naked
her hair
loose , tumbling down her back
her body , exposed ,
the wrinkles and the
Mastectomy scars….
The flaccid single breast
And I see, not my mother
Not my mother who battles the tremors of Parkinson’s
Not my mother who’s arthritic bones creak..
But I see the limbs , of a
beautiful primordial goddess
Free of disease ,free of limitations
She is to me...
Woman , whole ,
once an object of desire ,
once a vessel bearing life ,from those thighs....
and not just a bearer of crosses
In those frown lines
And not just a stooped shoulder of sacrifices
and I want to just scream
At her...
to worship
That body
That she is sacred
As are her wants
And needs
And not give up
because she is
my mother ,
But not just that
She is also - not just that .
She is … all those who came before her
And she is
She is also me.
Lockdown Lemons
May 23 2020
Contemplative and searching
These are the feelings
That were invoked in me
As the pandemic hit and
shut us all down
Scared and confused we were told to stay home
Death and devastation around us
Socially distancing
became the new norm
With the virus
Life gave us lemons
So I roamed my backyard grateful for my morning walk
And fresh air
The blooms on the citrus trees
intoxicating me with their scent
And I thanked my senses for still being able to smell.
The months passed and we still stayed home
And then came the lemons
I squeezed them in hot water and drank them in the morning - good for the immune system
I juggled with them to keep amused
I grated the rind
I made lemon loaf and lemon tart
I garnished , sliced
I scrubbed my face
I gave them to friends
Neighbors and strangers
I inhaled the scent and diffused them
Made Lemoncillo and margaritas quartered and sliced them ,
Pickled them in spices
Painted the green leaves against the yellow skin and blue skies
On Canvas and postcards .
And mailed them away
Trying
to stay connected
With loved ones.
Contemplating my new way of life
Finding ways to make the best of it
To make
lemonade
Out of lemons
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