The Earth Mother
By
Walasia Al-haliymu Shabazz Who am I? Simply put, I am the Earth Mother. The Daughter of Flower Children, revolutionaries who wore their hair long and who smoked of the earth, and were oft arrested at marches and sit-ins. They weren't afraid of The Man, they weren't afraid of themselves. They loved Mother Earth. So they bore this Love Child, this Daughter of Nature. Me. That was 1974.
Fast forward. Tune in, turn on, and drop out. Now we’re in the 21st Century…it will soon be the year 2012. Who am I? I am a natural oddity. I cook, I clean, I sew, and I garden. I reap what I sow. I judge wisely. I share my knowledge with others in the form of words aloud and on paper. But despite all of my positivity and growth, I am most easily identified by my fear. Some people, it is said, can actually smell fear. I hide within my shell, for I am afraid. Afraid for what has been, more afraid for what is to come. But most of all, I am afraid to bear a child, because things, I'm afraid, are not what they used to be.
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