{original posting}
my arrival was cloaked in silence
rest. immobility.
more like a wake than a birth...
there was praying
worry
wringing of hands...
i was early but
cosmically punctual;
i had to belong
to neptune:
ruler of murky and
clear waters
destined to duality,
soul comprehension.
the prayer became protection
prenatal apprehension an excuse for fierce independence
"no need to worry...i am here."
hands that rubbed themselves raw
in anticipated grief
were rarely turned to me in anger
but fed/held/clothed me
with love
instead.
relearned priestess rites thru
house-playing shame
...the universe has to
make up for our deletions;
denied rites of passage become
misplaced ashe
creeping into unicorn wallpapered bedrooms...
anyway...
lived life in books and magazines
...it was like the written word
was never lost to me
i'd kept
the histories/mysteries/stories/wisdom
too long
to forget.
my womb is lined with
cave etchings
sumerian script and
griot lessons
hieroglyphs they haven't uncovered on earth yet...
if they could decipher menstruation,
they'd find many women
are actually treasure maps.
goddess heritage my birthright
not because i'm african--but because i remember.
willfully refusing amnesia
in the face of babylon.
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