earth mother continued, not yet finished!
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women
we are the child bearing
vessels
they grow within our
bodies, our bodies grow with them
even if we have not
borne them, once placed in our arms,
all we can do is nurture them
we feed, love, hate,
love, feed, need them
we watch over them, care
fear fight for them
we watch them crawl and
bawl and walk and cry,
we see them grow and
run, love, laugh, suffer,
win lose carry on and
fail; lean on us and walk away
we catch glimpses of
ourselves,
we see the world through
their eyes
we watch, sometimes we
must watch them die
woman
I am the child bearing
vessel
this is my body, yet it
belongs to them
for a short while they
need feed love hate my body
crawl towards me, cry
out for me, walk, laugh live with me
one day they have
outgrown this body
I can no longer hide
behind them
my body is mine once
more
this empty vessel
who am I?
Comments
in time i wanted to be a midwife.
i like to avoid saying what i see
in other peoples work...
but it keeps coming.
under Her Right foot a butterfly
Her Left a chalice, maybe in
the shape too of an hourglass...
but a chalice, NOT an hourglass.
she is so more beautiful every day
i come back to visit her.
Dee: you gasped, that is a good sign, I did too (I'm amazed at times at what happens in/from my hands)
Marti: my thoughts about who I am shift a lot; yes, nurturing oneself is very important
Grace: please do share what you see, now I see the butterfy and chalice too and for me this adds another layer, something I wasn't aware of making it more interesting to me.
Patricia: having this gift of life is such an honour I feel