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A personal entry - WRITING FROM THE KIDNEYS

for the woman in the writing course i am apart of, and for me to share my words <3

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my gifts lie in marrow and fatty tallow

a strong constitution, all heart and on the pulse

fleeting, flexible maiden with a special ability to weave with mothers

to soothe a crying baby with simply my arms wrapped around them and a strong scorpionic gaze

my gifts lie in the soil, like decaying bones, regenerating

awareness and capacity to meet life beyond my years

i know what i am here to do and i am gifted in the doingness.

my gifts lie in slow cooked meats falling off bone and hydrating a breastfeeding mother like all lives depend on it

my gifts lie in my hands, the boundary of my skin, my hollow bone, my pleasurable moan

my ability to do so much, to touch the world with nurturance

my gifts come in scales that stretch wide and a profound gift of being with

being with me, being with tea, birth, babies, my words, the flowers, death, blood, vomit, tears

i am here to witness and be with

i am gifted at regenerating the self, reading, creating what i need in this world

i am a mountain maiden midwife