Mother
Towering tree with protective branches Not to be cut down and used as a crutch or a stump. Fuck that Giving Tree bullshit, just another way to indoctrinate and exploit women and mothers throughout time. Get off your ass, young man and show some respect for your MOTHER. Fierce waves crashing in the sea and blustering wind, rain pouring down your face as you cry bitter tears grieving your failures and missteps. Did you think you wouldn’t make them? Own them. So you can own your own power. Then come to me, face wet, muscles soft. Come to me as the little boy under all that posturing and rustling of feathers. There we will meet, two travelers with open hearts. And I will take you in my arms, like the sweet runaway bunny coming home. There I am all tenderness and love for you. I will dry your tears and remind you who you are. Then send you on your way, to try again.