Linda
For all of the caregivers.
My mother has moved into dementia. I enjoy my updates with her nurse Linda the best. I can hear 35 years of cigarettes in her voice. She is the most honest with me about my mother's care. I don't hear the company lawyers over her shoulder. She gets things done.
I prefer
the nurse
with a rasp
for a voice.
She knows
it all-
has seen
your bottom,
and
does
not
care.
She has
seen you
at the
bottom,
and
does
not
care.
She will
rub down
(with every breath and beat of her heart)
your worries
and then goes home
to her own.
Good morning.
I’m here for you.
About the Creator
Rebecca Siemering
Rebecca Siemering is a fiber artist and poet. She uses poetry to help her think of her visual pieces, and sometimes something visual inspires a poem. She produces sculptures with paper, white line prints, and drawings based on her poems.
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