What is the power of the old woman? Antiqua is the power of looking back, of accepting mortality. Of having no more f*cks to give. Of the authority that comes with tenure, of not needed to conform any more. This is the power of having seen it all before. Of myriad layers of experience and the empathy that comes with it.
The power of rest, letting go, letting be, being held. Of being close to passing on to the next world, or oblivion, and still being in the moment.