vernix
September 13th, 2008 by whypaisley
Net geboren Fien by Inferis’ on flickr
you will
never know,
that the scent of
baby powder
transports me back
to the first moment
i held you in my arms….
(inhale)
(exhale)
in an instant,,
i am, once again,
breathing in the scent
of the waxy white vernix
that protected
your fragile foetal flesh
from the waters
of my womb..
and reminded,
that you should never
have had to protect
yourself,, like that..
from me..
again..
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O my goodness! What a twist! This is dynamic! HUGS!
That’s really powerful, P. Really powerful.
stunning piece Paisley
Oh, I lovelove this one! The words of a mother, the beautifully natural picture.
Poignant, powerful and profound. A mother’s plea.
come wipe me tears ……..
Even men can experience most of this, thank God. Scent, vision and mind.
absolutely beautiful.
this is very powerful…….wonderful, Jodi.
You write poetry like an emotional rollercoaster. At the end you know you’ve been on a journey.
From a father.
This is all the more poignant knowing what you’ve shared about your earlier days! An amazing poem!
Someday, maybe you both will be freed but such a conversation.
That last stanza gave me chills. Great piece Jodi!
This goes straight to my heart. Strong poem, j.
beautiful image
beautiful write
beautiful sentiment
good writing…there was an emotional clutching of my heart there at the end, that rang of both positive and negative outcomes…good job!
Very strong, and an amazing finish on this one.
What a wonderfully thought out and worded poem. It gets one right in the heart…bullseye!
Beautiful! Once you get a little stronger and feel capable to handle life even at its supposedly worst; when you feel confident enough to step ouside of your comfort zone; or when you can just say f… it! what will be will be–send it off! PLL, CordieB.
So powerful and poignant, because you pull back all pretense and let us see the real you! A sign of a real poet!
This will be in the PWB collection this month.
Agreed with the other commentors, especially Nathan – a very strong finish indeed. This brought tears to my eyes. Absolutely beautiful.
-Nicole
So beautiful!
how sad to give life only to want to tore away from it
This is a great picture of motherhood
with its ups and downs
as my wife is finding out
again.
Thank you.
PT Diep
Very poignant and powerful. Beautiful. Congratulations for making part of the September Collection at Poets Who Blog
I just clicked over from PWB. Fantastic ! I love how the baby is holding the Mother’ finger.
beauty at it finest — thank you –
from a mother