Aunt History has a ton of problems
She’s not unlike Penelope
Weaving and un-weaving
While outside her door
Brutal men
Tear at the curtains
Meanwhile
She inserts wisdom
Into tapestries
Treadle, warp
Reed and shuttle…
Homer never mentions
The song in mind
The Ithaca song
The one that keeps
Women going
It’s the oldest song
On earth—
Men don’t know
What its called
Which is why
It’s not in the Odyssey
It’s a Swedish word
“Namlost”
No name for it…
Planet of the Blind 