I am not your mother…

       statues under Naples in Italy April 2019 taken by Joy Acey

 

The Usage of Not
by Jeanne Poland

I am not your mother…
yet you make my breast milk run.

I am not your father
yet I model balancing the bank account.

I am not your daughter
yet I prune your flowers and lovingly arrange them.

I am not your butler
yet I fold your clothes dryer cornered and straight.

I am not your teacher
yet I accord you director’s chair.

I am not your student
yet I listen and discern each distinction you create.

I am not your partner
yet I move with you, the icing on your cake.

Try to avoid me…
as I skittle down your tongue to the deep throat below!

Succor the Breast Milk

As a baby cries for milk, cry for salvation. 1 Peter 2:1-3

Newborn:
drink
forgiveness
honesty
contentment
openness.

Let go the afterbirth:
hatred
pretense
jealousy
talking behind peoples’ backs.

Cry for grace.
Thrive!

My Holy Spirit (4)

White feathered tern, akin with the humans,
Resourceful sea-mother-father; guardian of the shore;
Inquisitive crab-eater; unhinging jaw clincher;
Intelligent tool user; whale eater warrior.

Resourceful sea-mother-father: guardian of the shore;
Long life survivor: parent of invention:
Evolving, adapting, deploying.

Inquisitive crab-eater; unhinging jaw clincher;
Cohesive crowd pleaser: protecting
From predator squawks.

Intelligent tool user; whale eater warrior
Feeding the young with the milk of your breast
Cross your kingdom on the sea.