Love Encapsulated
written by: The Barefoot Cajun
Tucked within myself I hear the tremors of thunder
Inside the womb is where I’m safe sealed within the embryonic sac
Immersed in a pool of thick translucent fluid covering me as I float peacefully enveloped in warmth and love
Guns, bombs and raging minds scream in pursuit of power, while some seek safe shelter
Floating, connected to my birth mother cushioned from the hard icy world
She’s in tune with my every chill and sniffle
Knowing me since conception
An egg and a sperm swimmer with a passionate love created my messy self
Her body absorbs the shock for me
A momma and her son woven together by a life saving cord
Tethered to her without a care in the world
Love encapsulated
Barefoot 🦶 Cajun lives and writes on the South Louisiana Cajun Prairie, mostly barefoot. He’s bilingual speaking the local Cajun French vernacular. Barefoot writes mostly about marginalized people. He loves to write stories about growing up gay on the prairie. He’s inspired by two great Southern Women writers, Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor. Barefoot loves to write flash fiction and short stories with Southern tones.
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