how woman hood is
cups of ice
and warm hands
shoulders welcoming foreign tears
fierce arms grown
strong in the doddering heat
lift one to another
guiding a strange hand to a new one at last,
how solace rests on those fingertips
light as a fairy’s touch
to knit one to another
and let one carry one to another
like mother like daughter
Jan 18, 2023
Jan 18, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC
how woman hood is
cups of ice
and warm hands
shoulders welcoming foreign tears
fierce arms grown
strong in the doddering heat
lift one to another
guiding a strange hand to a new one at last,
how solace rests on those fingertips
light as a fairy’s touch
to knit one to another
and let one carry one to another
like mother like daughter