Mom Tribe: a poem by Yevgeniya Przhebelskaya

image by Stefan Schweihofer, on Pixabay

Mom Tribe                                                 

I am sitting in a coffee shop waiting for a new mom friend

Sipping on my tea while listening to a cheery music beat

A moment to breathe, a moment to rest, a moment of gratitude       

I’m sharing a meal with a new mom friend in a coffee shop            

Pouring out moms’ joys and hardship of our lives' soundtracks

A moment to connect, a moment to laugh, a season of hope

Life is swirling the fast track outside of our cozy coffee shop

Jerry, my stronger half, summarizes the mourning news for me

A season to pray, a season to grow, a season to preserve

My new mom friend is moving to a new church

It hurts a lot, but we plan to stay in touch

A season of faith, a season of grit, a season to persevere

Yevgeniya Przhebelskaya is a freelance writer who explores the themes of mental health, parenting, and Christian faith in her writing. Her essays and poems have been published

in Amethyst Review, Ancient Paths Online, Ekstasis, Spirit Fire Review, and many other publications, and were nominated for the Pushcart Prize two times. Yevgeniya lives with her husband and their son in New Jersey. Check out her blog at https://ypoetry.weebly.com/ 

June 2025 issue