Childless.
That’s a fact of me.
I’m sure some people thought.
Because she’s broken.
The kind of woman who chooses to ignore her biology.
***
Fulfilled.
That’s a fact of me.
Without children.
Still so many have found their way to me.
Wiggled into my heart.
***
I went to every midwife appointment.
Ghaithaa let me hear her tiny heart beating.
Through the stethoscope.
Tear burst.
***
This is the first time we met. She'd been in the world five minutes.
Can you see the hearts shooting from my eyes?
Ran from my apartment the minute I got the call—hair a mess, no makeup.
Paced the hall with Val and the kids.
At the beautiful Toronto Birth Centre.
Indigenous care.
***
When I staged with Lydia Shire.
Her four-year-old son was with us in the kitchen.
We took great care.
Cooked his dinner—the lovely little prince.
One of the most beautiful things I learned from her.
Having a family and being a chef takes work. For both parents.
And it’s worth it.
Because children are everything.
That’s a fact of me.
I’m sure some people thought.
Because she’s broken.
The kind of woman who chooses to ignore her biology.
***
Fulfilled.
That’s a fact of me.
Without children.
Still so many have found their way to me.
Wiggled into my heart.
***
I went to every midwife appointment.
Ghaithaa let me hear her tiny heart beating.
Through the stethoscope.
Tear burst.
***
This is the first time we met. She'd been in the world five minutes.
Can you see the hearts shooting from my eyes?
Ran from my apartment the minute I got the call—hair a mess, no makeup.
Paced the hall with Val and the kids.
At the beautiful Toronto Birth Centre.
Indigenous care.
***
When I staged with Lydia Shire.
Her four-year-old son was with us in the kitchen.
We took great care.
Cooked his dinner—the lovely little prince.
One of the most beautiful things I learned from her.
Having a family and being a chef takes work. For both parents.
And it’s worth it.
Because children are everything.
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