We won’t go anywhere today
My loves
Body and mind separate
Only a half mother is left
Wash the dishes
Clean the floors
Push back the creeping darkness-
Desires
Raise your voice an octave and smile
There is no help coming
There is no one to reach inside you
And resuscitate your deteriorating heart
No one to cut the festering tumor
From your belly
Push it down, push it down
And smile
recovering motherhood 