Shhh…quiet!
They’ll hear you!
And find me…
Find me hiding
on the side of the house,
already.
Another summer’s started
for a slanted mother.
Pathetic? Oh, yeah.
I know that because
I know myself. Oh, look!
A huge blue swallowtail
is flapping and gliding
around my backyard! … Sorry.
I become distracted
with my passion, observation.
From the outside. Tragic?
Yes, and no. I give in full
when I give. Giving is hard
for me, with no good reason,
it just is. It is not innate
in human beings, but
it is lauded. So, I hide
from eyes that could condemn
me. Another summer looms
for a slanted mother.
Who’s light is bending…

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
© Copyright 5/26/04