Fossil Record for My Grandmother
for Cedar Sigo
The first fossil of my grandmother is the light they used to find her cancer, how it slithered through her body like a snake.
The second fossil of my grandmother is the sparrow of her voice, how it woke me often,
calling in the night.
The third fossil of my grandmother is the sampler she kept above her bed stitched with
Suffering brings us closer to the Lord.