Abstract
I want to be a mother but only on Sundays, yelling at them not to dirty their best in the woods behind the church. French Roast Folgers, Styrofoam cups, single serving Coffee-mate creamers, and Sweet’N Low packets that cause cancer like microwaves and cellphones, but we use them anyway because God is in control. I layer Oreo crumbs, Jell-O pudding, and Cool Whip in hand-me-down Pyrex for the potluck after second service. Don’t doodle in the hymnal; shirttail tucked; eyes closed when we pray; take the grape juice from the inner circle—the wine is for Mommy; don’t eat the bread, the body, before Pastor blesses it.
Cover Page Footnote
"Motherlode" was originally published at Booth.
Recommended Citation
Womer, Brenna
(2016)
"Motherlode,"
Booth: Vol. 8
:
Iss.
4
, Article 1.
Retrieved from:
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/booth/vol8/iss4/1