mother god

thank you

for the small god of sleep

for the trickster god of dreaming

for the slow and yet resplendent god of sunrise

for the warmth

thank you

for the longing god of comfort

for the easy god of beauty

for the glamour god of style

for the altar of this outfit

thank you

for the growing god of food

for the working god of hands prepared

for the moving god of transport and of share

for the nourishment i find

thank you

for the waiting god of work

for the coy goddess of poetry

for the ample god of purpose

for this labored life of love

thank you

for the sweetest god of song

for the heartbeat god of rhythm

for the sweating god of dance

for this body

thank you

for the changing god of every face

for the sometimes god of smiling

for the pulling god of need

for my community

thank you

for the slick god of reflection

for the plodding god of duty

for the craving god of kinship

for my family

thank you

for the purple god of sunset

for the cooling god of evening

for the blinged out god of nightsky

for the moon

thank you

for the lingering god of light

for the soft goddess of rest

for the salt god of satisfaction

for my best

god

mother

thank you

(This poem is for my divine godmother Aunt Rashmi. We lost contact with Aunt Rashmi many years ago, so if anyone here has seen her and would like to be part of the miracle of our reconnection, my mama and I are so open to that miracle. My memories of Aunt Rashmi are vague, but I have a birthday card from her on my first birthday where she wrote the words “God Bless You.” This poem honors all the ways that I fully receive that blessing in its many forms. And this is for all of us who are remembering exactly what we are grateful for right now.)