Mama Mediation
we are trying to separate
why do you grasp so tightly?
I offer you all the possessions
including physical custody
why do you insist on taking
my identity
you've never loved
me
oh, you've said the words
done the deed
dropped tears in confession
but not to
me
like a doll, you've played
moving my arms without consulting
me
you cling to your
twenty-nine-year-ago version
while I stand before you
as me
During divorce mediation, Tara’s ex-partner demanded that she agree not to use any term of endearment—in any language—that refers to “mother” with their two-year-old child.
Tara refused!
Their child calls her Mama.