Week 18 words from @ellyclaire82:ceremony, support, community, love, apology.
there's no ceremony to become a mother
unless you count the cleaving of birth
witnessed only by self, partner, nurse
there's no support once you return
to the family home
ripped, torn, shattered and born anew
unless you're surrounded by a tight community
of cleaners, tea makers and casserole makers
but there is love
this rushing wave of love
capsizing, dunking and burying
to my mother I owe only this: an apology
sorry mum
for everything
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Here are the words and my poem for the eighteenth week of the 2019 Poetry Challenge.
I had an idea in my head for this week's poems but somehow never managed to scribble it down on paper. When I first read the words, I had a story in mind to tell using them. I got as far as a few lines for the first word. And then I started thinking about what was on my mind, about what I was feeling right now. The word a friend spoke to me a few says ago popped into my head. Yield. She was talking about how once she yields to something, she is reluctant to leave it and instead prefers to sit with it. I loved it all but it was the yielding that struck the deepest chord and this is what inspired the poem. So this week's response to the challenge is a 3 way (at least) collaboration between me, @ellyclaire and Emma. Thanks Emma and Ellen for the inspiration!
If you want to join the 2019 Poetry Challenge, head on over to my Instagram account (@indraniperera) where I post the words for the week on Mondays (mostly) in my story. Write a poem and post it. Be sure to tag me and use the hashtags #2019poetrychallenge and #livepoetsclub.
If you don't want to write a poem, you can still be part of the 2019 Poetry Challenge. Send me five random words and I'll use them in a poem. Either DM me on Instagram with the words or send me an email (indrani at indraniperera dot com).
Happy writing!
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