Motherhood by Julia Nusbaum
darkness gathers
at the edges
and day
bleeds into night
the hard season is coming
has come
is already here
floors creak
your body aches
you press up against
the night
hot salt
of tears
sting the corners of your mouth
parched and dry
from so much giving
of your body
the great mystery
of the universe is this:
how we go on loving
day after day
when all our wells
run dry
at the edges
and day
bleeds into night
the hard season is coming
has come
is already here
floors creak
your body aches
you press up against
the night
hot salt
of tears
sting the corners of your mouth
parched and dry
from so much giving
of your body
the great mystery
of the universe is this:
how we go on loving
day after day
when all our wells
run dry
Julia Nusbaum's Bio:
Julia Nusbaum is the Editor-in-Chief of HerStry Literary Magazine. Her work has appeared in Magpie Lit, Mutha Magazine, Peach Velvet Magazine, The Feminie Collective, Hello Giggles and elsewhere. She lives with her partner and son in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Julia Nusbaum is the Editor-in-Chief of HerStry Literary Magazine. Her work has appeared in Magpie Lit, Mutha Magazine, Peach Velvet Magazine, The Feminie Collective, Hello Giggles and elsewhere. She lives with her partner and son in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
