independence and free will,
and the right to her own body,
have been marinated in rhetoric,
then skewered and cooked to a crisp
over the flames of righteousness.
they queue up like hungry
savages or convicts at mealtime,
knife and fork in hand,
pushing and shoving as they wait
their turn to have a piece of her.
would you like some tea with that?
Written for Mag 112.
Happy Easter, All.
20 comments:
Ooooh
How sad. Very vivid and even painful imagery.
Great use of the prompt!
i agree, sad and painful
birth death its all the same
oh heck yeah...strong write patti...everyone wants a say in what happens to the body as they carve up her...and all of our rights...
Gritty and brave write....I find it sad that until now we have to fight for those rights ~
There's so many to share with and everyone wants a piece. That's the way of the world. The greedy and the crooks would corner the market and take everything. Great write,Patti!
Hank
This one pounds the message home.....great job, kiddo!
Eggscellent!
nicely done indeed...thanks for sharing
powerful and sad...x
I join the line of your fans. The power here is palpable.
No wonder she was trying to get away!
Really profound and such a shame that it's true.
"independence and free will,
and the right to her own body,
have been marinated in rhetoric,
then skewered and cooked to a crisp
over the flames of righteousness"
omg, isn't that the truth?! what I call truth with a capital T - you are an amazing writer, Patti.
I really like this:
"and the right to her own body,
have been marinated in rhetoric"
rosemarymint.wordpress.com
well done ( and I dont mean the egg!)
Perfect for this strange time.
A brilliant write indeed!!
I'd leave a comment - except I seem to have been rendered speechless... :)
Nice write!.. Love the first two lines...
JJRod'z
Very powerful! (On a different note, I almost wrote something about tea and toast in my own recently penned Mag.)
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