Rediscovery

Rediscovery

In the hours I labored I transformed.

Left behind was the woman I used to be

Curiosity begs me to rediscover myself

I have a new foreign body

And a new enlightened soul

Both raw and open

My body is my tool

And my body is my treasure

And though my body bleeds I am not weakened

But softened

My body can sustain life

And it can feed my child

My body can dance and laugh

My body can comfort

My body is part of me, but it is not all of me

My soul is filled with a tenacity

To love, protect, and nurture

I am overcome with a desire to connect

To bond

To build a village surrounding my family

And as I lean in to nurture my babe

My hands connect with the mothers around me

Being a mother is being vulnerable

Being connected in motherhood is strength

I am new

But wise

And in this discovery of myself I’ve found

I am not alone.