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Amaunet is an Egyptian mother goddess who is referred to as: ‘the mother who is father’.

SOURCE: Encyclopedia Mythica – http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/amaunet.html


"Waking Up Amaunet" 

Yesterday, when Reveille sounded, I was myself.
A slower me – dragging reluctant feet
into a familiar familial routine
- rouse, dress, feed, reassure.

Clouded looks float between us, words build
up and become dams in our throats - wondering,
hoping, dreading - if and when
they will crumble, as Taps echoes in our ears.

A man in uniform is sexy,
but comes with strings. When the
puppeteer twitches a dance of duty
-the marionette must march away.

Today I wake up, and I am Amaunet,
carrying two rucksacks on a single set of shoulders.
This Amaunet stands tall - after
shoving stray tears under lonely pillows.



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