Breastfeeding

National Catholic Reporter, Oct 8, 2004 by Rachel Conrad Walberg

   Her sound, the cry
   the wail
   Body speaks to body
   The baby cries, your breast
     responds
   Milk ducts release, your breast
     begins to flow
   Responds to need
   reacts to sound ...
   the sound, the cry, the wail.
   You need her mouth,
   the sucking pull
   You need to give, she needs
     the gift of you. You flow
     into her mouth. Ah so.
   You need
   each other
   Flowing
   giving
   nursing, sharing
   My body
   My milk ...
   Given for you.

--Rachel Conrad Walberg
Austin, Texas