A mother and daughter are an ...

A mother and daughter are an edge. 
 Edges are ecotones, transitional zones, 
 places of danger or opportunity. 
 House-dwelling tension. 
 When I stand on the edge of the land and sea, 
 I feel this tension, this fluid line of transition. 
 High tide. Low tide. 
 It is the sea\'s reach and retreat 
 that reminds me 
 we have been human 
 for only a very short time.
A mother and daughter are an edge. Edges are ecotones, transitional zones, places of danger or opportunity. House-dwelling tension. When I stand on the edge of the land and sea, I feel this tension, this fluid line of transition. High tide. Low tide. It is the sea's reach and retreat that reminds me we have been human for only a very short time.