Photo by Serena Joyce
This morning
as my eyes blink
open
it occurs to me
as if for the first time
what you, miracle body, have been up to
All night long, while I let go
you pumped blood through veins
to fingertips and toes
grew cells and eyelashes and nails
inhaled and exhaled
countless times
all this while the sun
tirelessly
birthed new
life
all this without a thought or a word
or a worry
without a drop of help
from me
I laugh when I remember
that just yesterday in a torrent
of heart-numbing
stories
i seriously thought
i
needed to do something
Julia,
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and true.
What a beautiful
reminder
to trust, honor, and love our bodies.
xoxo
so beautiful, my dear, poet friend. XO I laugh with You!
ReplyDeletejulia!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteprofound!
your poem makes it
so clear how we ARE
doing something but
not always mindfully!
our dear, dear bodies!
so much going on inside...
i remember being more mindful
when pregnant..good to think of
that always! XOX
Oh rooooaaaaarrrrr is how this poem makes me feel!
ReplyDelete(Like a child being a lion, or a wild woman claiming back her life.)
I LOVE you so much!
xxx
So much beautiful truth in this. We should all be thankful for what our bodies do!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this post. It's especially perfect for me, as I await the birth of my first baby xx
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing. Your poetry sings with truth and stunning beauty. It stops me in my tracks every time. Powerful.
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