She Remembered II
Pastel, colored pencil, graphite and Irish linen thread on paper
16 x 20 framed

This poem was written after the reversal of Roe v Wade and reading about the varied responses of women. Stunned by some women’s complacency about the overturning, I found myself depressed. This coincided with my recent marriage. Even though we have been together for a few years, once married, it felt different. There is a dance in retaining independence while becoming an US. The poem I wrote emerged from the convergence of these two events.
In the background, I inscribed the words, ‘We must not forget we must always remember’. In the figure, I wrote with graphite this poem:

She forgot.
She forgot the power of her voice.
She forgot the power of her mind.
She forgot the power of her imagination.
She forgot the power of her choice.

Silently wrapped in the Chrysalis of Time
She wept the tears of one thousand hearts.
Patiently she waited for herself to remember.

To remember the power of her voice.
To remember the power of her mind.
To remember the power of her imagination.
To remember the power of her choice.
To Remember herself.

-Tess Mosko Scherer