Journey into the familiar unknown (like mother like daughter)
In which my mother never went to Paris, so I brought it to her, kinda
after Lucille Clifton
(for Rexanna)
well I have almost made it to 40
Almost! Not quite —
& you made it 7 more laps
than Lucille’s mom —
still, I too have decided to keep running, even now
as I’m on day four of covid, take two.
& since I ruined Lucille’s book
I thought I’d keep paying tribute
to her & to you
& also to myself, as I have at last let go
of that regret —
ripped up the warped pages & made something
new.
