Warriors

They tell me they dreamed 

I was Viking Mama 

riding Golden Sparkle Dragon, 

wielding an ax, in a golden robe 

and chainmail dress I hovered above, 

unleashing fury upon those 

who would hurt them, 

upon those who would deny them 

the right to be anything 

but their Self. 

They tell me I spoke 

like an Ancient Goddess 

but to them my words were soft, 

To them my voice was comfort, 

my hair flowing long, my eyes 

still looking long into theirs, 

like on earth but in the dream 

my eyes were blazing flames. 

They tell me they knew 

Warrior Mama would fly 

to them, would fight for them 

would protect them 

fiercer than any other 

brighter than Golden Sparkle Dragon 

flashing through 

a fiery night sky. 

I tell them my love for them 

is like the dawn 

always rising 

always reaching higher 

overcoming any obstacle 

together, My Warrior Child 

beside me, our dragon carrying us 

into brilliant light 

Resilient, Triumphant 

as rainbows.

Stacie Eirich is a mother of two and author. Her book, Hope Like Sunlight (Bell Asteri Publishing, 2024), is an illustrated memoir in poetry, prose and art of her family’s journey to a cure for their child from brain cancer. All proceeds from the book benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital & Ronald McDonald House. Her poems have recently been published in The Amazine, The Bluebird Word and Synkroniciti Magazine. She lives in Texas with her family. www.stacieeirich.com