You're blessed when you stay on course | Amanda Cherico
POETRY
9/20/20261 min read
You’ll probably like my mom
more than you like me
She reflects heaven
I am dusty amber glass on
the witch shop shelf
I am who she prays will stay
on the path
I am ever inching towards
what she worries
about
Bless mothers always
Daughters find their own
blessings
pulled from between
the rocks
Wade in to the rushing rapids, girls
Steel your legs before
it pulls you
under
Gather what you can
You would like my mom more than me
She puts on her coat and
keeps dry
I squelch when I walk
through the door
Amanda McMoore-Cherico is a poet from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has a degree in mortuary science and could, in theory, embalm you. Her day jobs include selling wedding dresses and running funeral services. Once she thought she would be a pastor and attended seminary. While she is now non-religious, the bible and themes of Christianity are forever imprinted on her literary consciousness.