Rosa Rubigenosa Wet Nurse
My hands were like a fussy child who needed tending to.
Dry and cracked, they screamed all day long.
They itched, too, like a new tooth coming in; the needing to scratch. No salve or ointment would soothe.
Then, the Rosa Rubigenosa seed oil,
the wet nurse come,
with wide hips and tough nipples,
to ease the flesh with substance.
Liz Foster 