Pushing Back Against Covid Shame
Alyson Isaksson Capp, PhD
The dreaded pink line
bleeding across the test strip
next to the navy
“Like a pregnancy test—two lines means positive” said the woman in royal blue scrubs,
unphased that we all had tested positive.
In awe that after almost two years
the thing I had most avoided
had happened,
I left my body.
As I looked down at myself
seeing Her, my body
defending HerSelf,
Her tiny T cells
recognizing the protein spikes,
remembering them by heart,
dismantling them—
Later watching as She shouldered the headaches,
parched throat,
fog, and fatigue,
as She brought baby to antibody rich bosom
while preparing nourishment and fluids for all,
ensuring everyone eats—
In all these undertakings I watched Her in awe
grateful for these blessings from the Goddess Divine.…
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