September 6 Closure Freedom … during the interviewas the wordsflew out of mymouth likestarling miraclesthat waning shadowof self-doubt liftedits veil beauty insky sanctuary salvationand my heartfluttered anewexpanding beyondthe necessary traumadarkness arts proclaim September 7 to my mother on her 70th birthday I will hold your hand on the crone pathhold your heart into love’s extraordinary… Continue reading POEM A DAY – Sept. 6 & 7
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POEM A DAY – July 30
this sacred unmaking knowing that there are limited moons left to pass through my womb, knowing there are limited lives gripping my ovaries, knowing there are limited deep-dark streaks on my underpants, knowing there are limited cottons to soak my mean reds, knowing that the sacred unmaking of this body from maker to mother to… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 30
VANESSA SHIELDS 