poetry
Katie (Mother)
by Adrianne Brodwell
My mother makes me needlepoint
calls me once a month
tells me that I'm sane
she's hurting
she's lonely at times
she tells me about being a mother
and not being able to be a mother
not having her mother
me not having mine
me being mine
and her trying to take over slowly
my mother is doing marvelously
but I'm no good at conveying that
communication was never my favorite genre
intuition is supposed to come with the job
I'm positive she has that
I'm positive that it was meant to be this way
meaning all kinds of complicated
and filled with best intentions
bursting with love
that I hope she hears with our
once every four weeks interaction
or a card when I can afford a stamp
or this poem
by Adrianne Brodwell
My mother makes me needlepoint
calls me once a month
tells me that I'm sane
she's hurting
she's lonely at times
she tells me about being a mother
and not being able to be a mother
not having her mother
me not having mine
me being mine
and her trying to take over slowly
my mother is doing marvelously
but I'm no good at conveying that
communication was never my favorite genre
intuition is supposed to come with the job
I'm positive she has that
I'm positive that it was meant to be this way
meaning all kinds of complicated
and filled with best intentions
bursting with love
that I hope she hears with our
once every four weeks interaction
or a card when I can afford a stamp
or this poem