Meet the Creator: CAitlin Ruemping
Bio:
With dreams of kids crafts and sewing patterns, Caitlin Ruemping spends her time hugging babies as a nanny, expanding her mind in the buildings of the University of Central Oklahoma, and hustling her handmade bags online.
An Original poem: "Dear Child"
You took root in my bones nourishing yourself on the fiber of my being
Your trunk shooting up in my womb, your leaves pressing against me. Every bit of you made from every bit of me. A broken girl trying to raise a woman, I find myself searching for the words my mother never told me. Your worth cannot be defined as easily as cheekbones with blush. Your beauty is nothing compared to your ability to break yourself into pieces, to slice away your vanity to shred your pride, and give the world a taste your authenticity. Where I was stamped out like weeds, I will nourish every fiber of your soul, sprinkle my Miracle-Gro upon the shining petals of your face. I will not let you wilt in the hot-noon sun, no, I will reap what I sow. |
How is it Similar to Lauren Zuniga's Work?
Lauren Zuniga's poems often comment on societal concepts of women, feminism, and sexuality. The central theme of my poem is how I will empower my child by looking outside of her beauty and focusing on her originality. Zuniga also promotes creativity and individualism in her poems.
Zuniga also uses metaphors to guide her listeners and readers to mental images that allow her poems to come to life. Here, I used the example of a trunk and leaves and then later petals to describe my child. This gives the reader the image that, like a plant, you must tend to children carefully and encourage them to grow. In Zuniga's piece, "A Benediction for Hustlers and Gardeners," she uses the repetition of age to signify that, though the hustler was aging, their life was stagnant. Here, I used repetition to describe the process of becoming vulnerable to allow oneself to be as authentic as possible. |