Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
Where else does women breastfeed
The babies just like my mother
Power to my mother
And other women like her
Some to cow’s milk run
Never know any child suck
Breast as long as I
“Seems a shame to let
My free resources go to waste,”
Proclaimed my mother.
Always nuzzled the corner of my
Mouth with her ripe nipple
Humming endearment in my ear
Tentative taste I start with
Relaxed on my mother’s lap
My second Heaven
I took a deep pull of milk
Sweeter, richer and more nourishing
Than any artificial milk ever made
Watching my mother’s face
Radiating unconditional love
Eating from her lovely sacred part
Feeling connected to her in some
Everlasting way.
Watching her features echo with glory.