Blamed Father for this strife, how he twisted and spun our life, seldom paused to give a thought for the many wars that he fought
Tag: family
Soul Confusion
I was your pink girl universe, but you, Two Spirit, asked me to look up, full faith, feel sky lift your language world big, I,
True
Where peace keep you, there the soul plays – Ask the sun her best day, the flower, her mind – open one moment, though another
Raven and Snake
That day, crossing the parking lot, raven swooped past, snake in clasp – I took it as a sign, hurried my steps. The ward nurse
The Toll
Am not the woman my children once called Mother – can see the disappointment in their anger-blotched expressions, feel the constraint in their voices –
Family Nonsense
I bleed champagne poetry, am softer than brother bug – almost corduroy – born to father, dark, to glass women, we surround them, bring liquid
