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a woman at the last supper

Poem [1]
April 11, 2011 [2]
Sister Lou Ella Hickman [3]

i knew exactly what he meant
for i know about body and blood
as well as flowers and yeast and sewing
he used words i could understand about giving life
and during those moments
i felt the world revolved around me instead of only men

but now
there are dishes to wash, a floor to sweep
and food to put away
yes, i know about body and blood; about giving life
and i will remember

Lou Ella Hickman, I.W.B.S., has been a teacher, librarian and religious educator of adults. She is now in training as a spiritual director.

Source URL: http://americamagazine.org/issue/772/poem/woman-last-supper

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[1] http://americamagazine.org/sections/poem
[2] http://americamagazine.org/toc-past/2011-04-11
[3] http://americamagazine.org/users/sister-lou-ella-hickman