“Show Me a Mother” by Tiana Nobile (Poetry ’17)
Poetry alumn Tiana Nobile was recently featured in Adi Magazine. Read an excerpt of “Show Me a Mother” and find a link to the full text below:
Show Me a Mother
You rinsed off your distress in the shower
as your placenta peeled from the edge of your body.
A pool of blood and mucus circling the drain.
After the first day of labor, I cradle my distress
in the bathtub, mooing on all fours.
Palms, knees, and toes submerged in water.
You: twenty and alone. Me: wet and wailing.
If a mother cries out and no one is around to hear it –
Continue reading here: Tiana Nobile | Adi Magazine
