Michael, thank you. This poem in its short form says [to me], well, not says, but asks questions about the validity of motherhood. In a society run by labels, I wonder if motherhood is a label and not tangible. Are mothers needed, or are we only a vessel, then we die?
These are incredibly provocative questions, Bonita — and I know in my life, at least, I want the answer to be yes, mothers are needed. Even if it's complicated for me by the absence of my own mother, though that absence really argues in favor of the need for me.
Michael, thank you. This poem in its short form says [to me], well, not says, but asks questions about the validity of motherhood. In a society run by labels, I wonder if motherhood is a label and not tangible. Are mothers needed, or are we only a vessel, then we die?
These are incredibly provocative questions, Bonita — and I know in my life, at least, I want the answer to be yes, mothers are needed. Even if it's complicated for me by the absence of my own mother, though that absence really argues in favor of the need for me.