This oscillates between the tender and the comical with a sense of energy and poise that can only come from Cristin. My favorite line, by far, has to be -
"It was always just mom and me
a stack of books
and NPR coming through the radio
like the voice of God"
This line speaks to me so strongly because this story could very well have been mine. Yes. the NPR line:-) But also the close relationship between mother and daughter. This poem is for mothers everywhere who have put their dreams on the back burner to lend their arms and wombs to their children and for women who take their roles as caretakers very, very seriously.
Enjoy!
Mother
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