balance

i will never give birth
but my mother gave birth eleven times to eleven children,
and your mother will give birth one time to two children.
i have known wonderwomen.

i wonder if my mother wondered about us the way i wonder about the two of you.

who will you be?
will i be enough?
will i balance you both evenly
on my hips
in my schedule
through your first breaths
into adulthood?

i hate malls and purses,
but i love guitars and bubble baths.
whatever your fondness, i will adore you both.

you will know judaism, catholicism, buddhism, capitalism, socialism
and i will never decide what is right for you.

darling one and darling two,
practice goodness toward yourself and others
and feel part of something bigger than you.