Ancient Remedies by Raquel Medora

ancient remedies Raquel Medora can you tell me?how the roots and the leaves listen while i place my hand on their trunks and ask them to whisper their wisdom as if the bark could bark orders at me about how to save a marriage how to serve how to hide emotions in a vaulted reserve how the calluses on my memories have lived in my brain in vain can it snap back into place as if snapping wouldn’t just break a branch awaywithout a roof the air is like transparency voiceless and present no facet of truth to unearth your hands like wiggling worms ambition like a slippery snail hidden face of a temptress let her, like water, wash awayMore from Raquel Medora ↓@raquel.medora on InstagramLost in Thought on SubstackHer book, Moms Are The Strongest Men, is out nowYou can listen to me read Raquel Medora’s poem, The Month of Lavender, over on Instagram @rembrandts.cure Mentioned in this episode:Write After with One Poem OnlyWrite After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. If you want to join: Listen to a poem from the month of April on One Poem Only, then write your own in response. I will pick one for each day to read in June for a special series: One Poem After 🍎🍏 Submissions close May 15.Write After Submissions Form