For the A-Z challenge, we decided to post a new and original poem every day (yipes!) Today, Juliet tackles the letter "A" with a poem about her daughter, Lilly.
A Girl
When the millennium hit,
Our cat fell three stories onto a concrete alleyway.
She lived.
And maybe that is why,
You decided it was time.
Lodging yourself into the wall of my womb,
Spinning from seed to embryo, to baby.
Exactly nine months later,
You arrived.
Eyes so squinty I wondered if there had been a mix up,
Even though I’d watched in a mirror as you emerged.
A girl.
From the beginning you were more watchful than your brother.
Lashes as powerful as my own once were.
You took cues.
You waited us out.
You kept secrets.
You keep them.
Peacemaker in the way you harbor danger.
Dazzling as you absorb the world.
But be careful my girl.
The earth is too big and too greedy.
Don’t let it live inside you.
Spew it forward.
Tear loose from it before it gobbles and gorges.
Keep your secrets.
But stay close,
So that I can (still) rub your head.
©2013 Juliet Bond all rights reserved
©2013 Juliet Bond all rights reserved
