Aurora 2024

Barbara MahoneyRafferty

Making Art

Have you made art about it today? Because I can hold space and respond with images, But I can’t heal wounds. I can reflect what I hear and be here, reinforcing what you already know. Have you made art about it, Singer? I will know you are as I hear you start playing your music Loud, reclaiming your voice, Recreating your rhythm Your strong, steady heartbeat. Have you made art about it, Mother? It will have to come up From that liminal space the El Duende spirit-maker starts to make marks. It will come through you.

Have you made art about it, Sister? The death and loss don’t stop.

Take those steps, dance, Write your own words, Tell your straight truths. Your words to weave.

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