Eve - Jon Jackson

[Larry Robinson]

Eve


In our mythology, our literature, our world,
There is at least one woman
Who never experienced the loss of her mother.
And that would be Eve.

I say “at least” because
The same would be true of Lilith.
But, that’s another story, more hidden,
And not Official, as it were.

Not just the loss.
The experience of a mother.
Our unconscious memories of womb,
Our infant’s recollection of face.

To say nothing of how she fed us,
Raised us, taught us, created us.
As we flailed through adolescence,
Repeating her own personal mistakes.

Our rebellion and disavowal,
Our rejections of her, her life experience.
How it all came together, one way or another,
And we finally saw her, the woman that she is.

Perhaps too late?  Or maybe not?
But, Eve never knew her mother,
Never had a mother, any mother.
She was the only one, the only woman.

Imagine having to figure that out
On your own.  No one before you
To tell you it was normal, alas.
And tell you to be proud of what you are.

No wonder she wanted out!

	- Jon Jackson
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