The soul aches
    numbs the brain
          Pictures float away of women
             crying, laughing, ironing sheets
thinking about jobs and ***
         finding work and
              cooking cheap spaghetti


Playing with malnourished children
     recovering from trauma, turmoil
        turbulence, schizophrenia
             from wombing life and giving
                              garlands with open hands


Copyright © Ghairo Daniels | Year Posted 2012