“Remember that you are a walking, breathing miracle growing yet another.”

“Remember that you are a walking, breathing miracle growing yet another. To the black mother I am becoming I am in awe of you.”

To the black mother I am becoming

I know it has been hard

It’s been hard to find time for you

Somehow 24 hours feels like 12 when you’re incubating and growing new life

Okay, so you’ve meditated 3 times in the past 3 months.

And you’ve exercised even less

But I need you to know that you are not lazy

you HAVE accomplished so much, even in your sleep

You and your body, has taken an egg that was invisible to the human eye and have nurtured it to become something as big as a plum

A new life

though small,

You’ve grown an entire being with

bones

a nose

hair follicles

arms and legs

fingers and toes

fingernails and toenails

Did I mention that you’ve made a heart

a heart that beats

faster than yours

You did all of this while just existing

(and eating a LOT of tacos lol)

You are a walking miracle black mother to be

Please don’t let what you aren’t doing distract you from this truth

When you wake up too sick to move

When the thought of even water makes you nauseated

When you wake up in the middle of the night to pee for the billionth time

When you look in the mirror and find yourself feeling "swollen" or "puffy" or “gross"

When you’re too tired to even think about the things you need to do, let alone do them

Remember that you are a walking, breathing miracle

growing yet another.

To the black mother I am becoming

I am in awe of you.

I marvel at you.

I am proud of you.

I trust you.

I love you.