Mother’s Water

They say the body is 60% water
But there is none left in mine

Trayvon.
Tamir.
Jordan.
Sandra.
Aiyana.
Kalief.

So many more

I see their mothers
Bearing
Baring
Unspeakable suffering
To spare someone else’s children
My children

I weep until there is no water left.

Mother’s Water

They say the body is 60% water
But there is none left in mine

Trayvon.
Tamir.
Jordan.
Sandra.
Aiyana.
Kalief.

So many more

I see their mothers
Bearing
Baring
Unspeakable suffering
To spare someone else’s children
My children

I weep until there is no water left.

Carla Saulter 44, Seattle

READING NOW The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
EARLY WATER MEMORY Playing at Alki Beach, fishing in Puget Sound in my dad’s tiny raft.
TO PROTECT WATER I haven’t owned a car since 2003. My family buses and walks, in part because of our love for the natural environment.

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