Theotokos (a poem)

To know 

the things you undoubtedly know . . . 

To have 

the courage that you possess . . . 

To persist 

in the face of the patriarchy . . . 

To sing 

a song of deliverance from the depths of oppression . . . 

To speak 

against the systems of injustice for all of the marginalized . . . 

To nourish 

the entirety of creation within your womb . . . 

To magnify 

the one who shares your blood as the promise for all . . . 

To voice 

truth to the divine presence suspended in your amniotic fluid . . . 

To see 

beyond the uncertainty of this moment into the certainty of a promised tomorrow living as if it is today . . . 

To expect 

the unexpected hope, peace, joy, and love . . . 

  — bshivers