She must learn again to speak
starting with I
starting with We
starting as the infant does
with her own true hunger
and pleasure
and rage.

-- Marge Piercy

After the Emergency

After the Emergency

Long,

Long,

After the emergency,

(just last week)

I realized...

how much life has changed,

how much deeper does this grief go?
 

(Note: despite the "just last week" line, I wrote this poem long ago. There are periods of grief still, but they're rare and don't last as long.)

The 10 (Easy) Steps to Becoming A Mystic

The 10 (Easy) Steps to Becoming A Mystic

For December

For December