Showing posts with label tenderness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tenderness. Show all posts

Sunday, June 15, 2025

All Kinds of Things for Love


[A Debt]

in a dream, i saw my mother
before she was made mine. her
life still unburdened by the weight
of raising someone. no one has left her
to be in a grave & she is yet to know
where the nearest cemetery is. 
when she runs across the field, no tiny footprints 
gather next to her steps. her 
hunger simply hers alone. 
we do all kinds of things for love. look at me. 
look at me returning her life to her. 
even in a dream.
--noor unnahar

Friday, April 18, 2025

Children Need Release

Am I allowed to take up space? Am I allowed to ask for your attention? Am I welcome here? May I relax and put my attention to other things?