My arrivalHer womb’s delightHer existenceMy living lightHer woundsMy scarsHer skiesMy starsHer daysMy hoursHer strengthMy powersI breathe my name Being her childWithout motherLife’s beguiledFrom the poem 'Mother
Munia Khan, Beyond The Vernal Mind
arrival, beguile, child, existence, life, light, love, mother, mother-s-love, motherhood, mothers-and-daughters, name, power, womb, wound