Do you know
the sadness which blows...
Mystical, maddingly crazy
other times...
The bond between child and mother
stronger than most any other...
I can't solve all your problems
I can barely cope with mine...
So many things still to discover
A lifetime of things to go wrong...
It appears, at least to me
That child-bearers who have passed from this world...
I'm failing at bonding
with a child...
“Nanay, can you see me?”
You gave me a gentle nod...
Sometimes bitter disappointment
keeps you from remembering...
Jessica always
interrupts me...
You can burn me, use me, cut me down to size,
But that won't make me less than what I already am...
Will the future
be fair to you...