camaraderie

On March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 By Amrita Skye BlaineIn awe, children, Daily reminders, feelings, memoir, Musings, parenting, Poetry, suffering

camaraderie
1976

hunched on a hard chair
in an airless room,
I cupped my head
in my hands and wept

to save his life
they would saw
through his breastbone,
his chest as small
as my open hand—
stop his heart,
rebuild the inside
staple him shut

a presence beside me
her hand a mere moth
dusting my arm
she murmured,
here—for you
offering a fresh-lit
Marlboro bearing
her kiss of lipstick
I accepted the gift

glancing up, four
others—all mothers,
waited
us, too, one said

9 thoughts on “camaraderie”

Rebecca Langenfeld

Such a Raven Beauty of the Mother you are!

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March 30, 2023 at 8:37 pm Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  Awwww. Wasn’t he a cutie?
  
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  March 30, 2023 at 9:34 pm Reply
TL Hunter-Reginelli

So powerful, Skye❤️

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March 30, 2023 at 11:38 am Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  Thanks, Lanettey! Powerful to write it, too.
  Love,
  Skye
  
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  March 30, 2023 at 4:47 pm Reply
Kay Crista

You blew my heart open with this one – and the photo – those eyes, those angel bow lips. Oh honey, “a thing for fools this love. A holy thing this love”

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March 30, 2023 at 9:13 am Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  Thanks, Kay. Raven was a gorgeous child. Where does your quote come from??
  
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  March 30, 2023 at 10:28 am Reply
Linda

Very powerful
Mothering
Us too

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March 30, 2023 at 12:26 am Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  Thank you. Strange, when this memory popped up, just out of the blue.
  
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  March 30, 2023 at 10:29 am Reply
2. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  thank you. Is this Linda Merryman?
  
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  April 1, 2023 at 11:14 am Reply