I wrote this “Not Consumed” poem after a wonderful conversation with a friend about how much joy we’d found by rejecting the patriarchal notion that in order to be a “good” mother/wife/daughter you have to loose all sense of self and always put yourself last. I commissioned Mika Rane to make this beautiful illustration of my poem. This poetry printable is available for download on Etsy.
God our Mother
bore our spirits
but was not consumed
by the ferocity
of Her love for us,
Her beloved children,
because She first
and foremost fiercely
loves God, Herself
