I unwrap a bar of amaranth soap
and wash my own mouth
the way Mama used to do when I’d been profane…
–Jenn Givhan
(Read full poem at The Collagist)
05 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
in Published poems Tags: contemporary poetry, Family and children, healing poetry, Jenn Givhan poetry, motherhood poetry
I unwrap a bar of amaranth soap
and wash my own mouth
the way Mama used to do when I’d been profane…
–Jenn Givhan
(Read full poem at The Collagist)