Another Mother's Hoverboard

Thursday, April 21, 2005

dry with pleasure

she lacks sex like
it never existed

though she does
in fact realize
it does...
did

like memories
woken up by a smell
or a song
the result a zip
of excitement in the chest
cavity

she has two children
to prove it was once
a real part of her life

and when she feels
their weight pour
on top of her body
for cuddle time

the melting into
her own skin
is sheer euphoria:
she was meant for this.

intense longing for
anything else
is subsidiary and
superficial

though she does feel
badly;
like an allstar hitter
who cannot catch
a ball (and pretends not
to care)

she looks within-
where did it go?

the animal desire
the rough pleasure
insatiable

a palate that was
wide and diverse
and welcome to
new tastes
to being tasted
all of it:
primal need.

gone.

she dwells not long
on the thought for
she is so completely
satisfied
amused in
every other
way

a joke her son tells
and smile her daughter
throws, muddle her memory
create new need

she remembers now,
it was always
on the fly:

a couch with parents
asleep upstairs

a dorm room
roomate bunked below

never was it 'okay'
it was always the wrong
thing to be doing

loved that

now, it is expected
and she is officially
bored.

this,
her mamahood
is her main mission
she thrives
succeeds and inhales
each of their tiny
milky breaths
as if they were the last
in the moment
always

only thing worse
than low libido:
low energy to cure
low libido.

Monday, April 11, 2005

at last

moments like meals
planned
consumed
digested
ready for
movement

so much emotion
confusion
aggression
and contemplation
rearranged
and soiled:
slate smeared

beauty lies
in the margins
the footnotes
of the day

the drink kicked
over
purple
goosebumps and
hair raised while
smiling
wheelchair
that was not there
earrings
donated and
taken out for the
occasion
on the spot
the cool air
the dinner
hot

all of it
was
nothing more
than what it was

then

that's all
anyone of
us
can expect

moment
to
moment

time's
infinite
gift

Sunday, April 03, 2005

flower up

happiness like flowers
fragrance and colors
all their own

judgement
is for those who think
they are all knowing

refraining
admits the limitations
of being one's own
self

provides optimum
climate for
growth

unfortunately,
learning this is hard

i am now doing it
slowly and for the
right reasons

all the while
allowing mistakes
to be made on their
own

my own,
trying to point
to them: now.

a flower is a
beautiful thing
especially when
it's roots are
firmly planted