Watermelon Womb




sweet flesh indwellingbears its own seedcontractions like the rindhard firm tightI cradle the melonwith my handsI breathe slowsleepless restless miserable
I am being fruitfulI am multiplyingI am… hurting
longing increasesto bear the fruitlove joy peace patiencekindness goodness faithfulnessgentleness self-control
but the labor requireda different laborthan to til the soiland uproot the weedsrathera discipline to relaxto surrender and to breathe
I receive your Breathand I am pregnant with joy!
-Danita Jenae