Objectify my body –
I am anti-poetic –
this shore untameable
I am fertile, yes
a producer of life,
subject to tides
and winds, shamed
by man’s propensity
to overpower.
Let me not suffer
the consequences
of inhumane laws.
(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson.
Image my own)
So Strong ❤️
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Thank you, Leah. Good luck with your blogging!
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Oh powerful! Opening grabbed me: “I am anti-poetic”. Love the second stanza.
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Thanks Benjamin!
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Welcome! You’re an always poet!
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I love that final stanza. Amen!
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Thanks !
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Powerful and lovely poem 👍
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Thanks 🙏
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Powerful.
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Thank you!
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such a lovely poem VJ! ❤ ❤
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Thanks Carol anne!
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This reminds me of the Brittney Poolaw case.
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Have to admit, I wasn’t familiar with the case, but yes! To all the women who have suffered from laws made by men who will never have to walk in their shoes.
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These are the same men who will cut funding for services for unwanted children. Ugh.
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Ugh, indeed.
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