by Jan Chronister
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| file photo of mother labeling frozen breast milk |
When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk —The 19th, February 2, 2026
Nursing moms in Minneapolis
pump, save their extra breast milk,
share it with those who have babies
left in their care, their mothers
disappeared by ICE.
The milk is frozen,
delivered when needed in coolers.
Right now there is no danger
it will thaw out on the way.
What kind of people
abduct a nursing mother?
Leaves behind an infant,
sometimes alone?
What happened to dry up
the milk of human kindness
in their hearts?
Moms in Minneapolis hope
when the weather warms up,
and the ice melts,
they no longer need to worry.
Jan Chronister is a retired educator who splits her year between the extremes of northern Wisconsin (by Lake Superior) and southern Georgia. She has authored three full-length poetry collections and twelve chapbooks. Jan edits and publishes the work of fellow poets under the imprint of Poetry Harbor.
