RIGHT OF PASSAGE

Tender moments
Mother to daughter
To woman--
To be,
Groping
For the smooth hand,
Mama misses:
"We need to talk."
BARRIERS FLY LIKE
A SANDSTORM HOWLING
PROTEST FROM EVERY
CREVICE STUFFING
ANOTHER TENDER MOMENT
BACK INTO THE FAIRY TALE WORLD
Mothers only dream about.