The meds are helping, but I think I need more naps and Dr. Who.
What we hold
In all probability, the assumption
of parents does not appear
to be mentioned.
There are, however, a series of facts
about the name on the lips
of an anonymous crowd.
There is no Joseph
until a decade later, drawn from
the reference to a suggestion.
This same theme believes
the genealogy, traces the line
of the most desperate moments.
We turn in search of ancestral
mothers, women known
for their stories.
This erasure poem uses text from chapter 14 of Unbelievable, by John Shelby Spong.
(Reposted from the Lexington Poetry Month web site: https://lexpomo.com/poem/what-we-hold/)
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