grief is the
gift of soil
beautiful souls
soiled by loss
brought to a
new depth
further away
from the sun in
remembering one
who can’t
be sensed as
a direct presence
but whose spirit
by grieving
may grow
into the smile
of another
the embrace
ff a lover
care for all
black mothers
who know god
because they
know grief the
way the ground
keeps breathing
freeing nutrients
for a being to
blossom in all
their beauty