They are beautiful and vulnerable
They hold a visible power
but struggle to stay strong
under society’s twenty-something worship
We see silver spiders, flabby skin
extra weight, scars and cringe
We forget that a child changes everything
including the vessel
We forget that these alterations
are beautiful and necessary to
bring open joy to a new routine
We need to tune out a society
that would have us age backwards
instead of moving forward
look down
look close
feel it
touch it
Thank it
***I wanted to acknowledge my inspirations for this piece. I’ve wanted to comment on this documentary since I saw it close to a year ago: BirthMarkings (http://mama.imow.org/yourvoices/birthmarkings), but wasn’t quite sure how. Klarissa’s “Mom Bum” post brought it back to my forethought and added new light. I’m happy with what I’ve come up with, but know I haven’t done justice to the topic. Have a look at BirthMarkings and let me know what you think.
