The Book of Words

for Mommy

In the Book of Words
Pictures hang alongside their Definitions
Images of the Faithful who embody their meaning

And by now, you should all know
What my mother looks like

She’s a supermodel

Her likeness appears under Sacrifice, and
Devotion, and Faithfulness as well as
Both Unconditional and Love
Just to name a few

She is famous

Behold the image with her three babies
Huddled in her bed while she reads stories

And with a broken-hearted daughter, head cradled in her mother’s lap, crying. Over a boy.

Another shows a curious beagle, punished by a porcupine disinclined to be
Sniffed and Studied

And Mom, hampered by a snowstorm that prevented a run to the vet
Wielding pliers to remove the dogged quills,
Ever the Compassionate Nurse.

Her picture is everywhere.

I am far less famous, but my picture is there too

Look under tired

See there?

That’s me

© Davita Joie 2016