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Tonight's Poet Corner: Mother's Land

Mother's Land by Belinda Roddie It was warm and ripe and lively, without a kitchen to be seen. She wore silk and scarves and leather, all together, an obscene rebuke of societal expectations. What a world! It was right. It was good. There were chances to be different, to be new. I held my mother's hand through twilight, told her that this place was hers, and if she ever needed to be by herself, I'd dig underground to please her. She didn't mind my gloomy presence. She said it beautifully countered the sun. She wore silk and scarves and leather, becoming her true form before she died.

Today's OneWord: Chores

Did you do your chores? Did you clean your room? Did you pick your way out of suburban gloom? Did you cut your hair? Did you shave your beard? Did you wait until the coast was clear? Did you cry today? Did you sleep all right? Did you become nocturnal and embrace the night? Was it true that you lost? Did she really let go? Are you afraid that you're going to die alone?