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Mother's Question
There was no time for pausing.
We were young animals following innate urgings
with little understanding.
Our edges blurred and melted through as
we gave ourselves to desires both pure and timeless.
When we became one flesh in celebration of our ancient sacraments,
our beauty grew beyond the sum of its parts.
As our songs neared their climax, I heard my mother’s voice ask,
“Are you ready to give yourself wholly to another?”
As I searched for a response, my lover’s trembling told me
her question had already been answered.
We were young animals following innate urgings
with little understanding.
Our edges blurred and melted through as
we gave ourselves to desires both pure and timeless.
When we became one flesh in celebration of our ancient sacraments,
our beauty grew beyond the sum of its parts.
As our songs neared their climax, I heard my mother’s voice ask,
“Are you ready to give yourself wholly to another?”
As I searched for a response, my lover’s trembling told me
her question had already been answered.
Published 6th Jun 2023
| Edited 11th Jun 2023
Author's Note
I've had sex since mother's death but nothing like last night when I heard mother's voice. I pulled from earlier poems for this rewrite. I found the photo on the left in mother's files. I pasted it into a recent photo. I never dreamed my life would change so much in eight years.
This earlier poem prompted this write: https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/442446-there-was-no-time-for-pausing-my/
This earlier poem prompted this write: https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/442446-there-was-no-time-for-pausing-my/
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6th Jun 2023 5:50pm
When you truly give yourself to your love then you are truly in bliss. Keep on writing.
6th Jun 2023 9:17pm
“Are you ready to give yourself wholly to another?”
As I searched for a response, my lover’s trembling told me
her question had already been answered.
The" lover's trembling" confirmed you had just done exactly that.
As I searched for a response, my lover’s trembling told me
her question had already been answered.
The" lover's trembling" confirmed you had just done exactly that.
