Poetry is My Mother
Poetry is a woman
who tucked wildflowers
in the hair of her sisters and
danced
glowingly in her sundress
as a preserved doll in a museum.
Poetry is a woman
who often cried over her
broken heart but was strong
enough
to break bones for her dear ones
She also learnt how loving herself
was what she actually desired.
Poetry is a woman
who fixed her tired father
with a balm
and soothed her damaged
mother
with a massage.
She suffered from losses
in fluctuating economies
and shuffling bosses
yet she observed the magic
in the world
until one day
she birthed magic in her words.
Poetry is a woman
who now looks after
her husband's work from home
at times while roling chapatis
on kitchen cabinets under wind
chimes.
Poetry is a woman
who lives like life loves her
even after all the chaos
and asks her daughter too,
to always chin up
Poetry is my mother.
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