I come from Aden, the hottest place in the world.
I was born near the Red Sea, the sun rises from there, opposite to our home.My mother gave birth to my seven sisters, to my one brother, and to me.
She carried all of us in her womb.
She carried us in her womb for 81 months.
She carried us in her womb for 324 weeks.
She carried us in her womb for 2,268 days.
She carried us in her womb for 54,432 hours.
She carried us in her womb for 3,265,920 minutes.All of this, my father provided.
She fed us milk from her breast.
Each one drank 2 quarts of milk a day for two years from her breast.
Each one of us drank milk during 2 years, a total of 1,460 quarts of milk from her breast.
So my mother produced 13,140 quarts of milk from her breast.
All of this, my father provided.
She gave birth to us, she fed us, she washed us, she cleaned our bowel movements.
She taught us, she talked to us, she whispered, she cried.
She laughed, she sang, she mourned.
She taught us good and bad.
She covered us,
She lullabied.
My mother sings like a dove.
Margalit Oved is a choreographer, musician and former prima ballerina of the Inbal Dance Company. www.symphonyoftincans.com
