03 October 2019

OctPoWriMo 3 - Barren

Today's prompt is womb. This one was a little painful to write for me.

Image by Marion Wunder from Pixabay


Barren

“There is nothing more important to society than the raising of children, for its very survival requires it.”

Desolate
Empty
Dry and dead
The wind cries across the arid expanse
Seeds don’t sprout here
Rain doesn’t fall here

Nothing but sand and bare rocks as far as the eye can see

“...they have many of the collateral features of marriage, but they do not have its inherent feature, as they cannot commit to the natural procreation of children.”

Natural
Real
Creation
But nothing grows here

“They cannot therefore be married.”

My womb is empty, dry, and dead
I do not have the inherent feature

~
All quotes by Andrew Scheer, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

4 comments:

  1. Sad , sad, sad.
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    And well written

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  2. Scheer is a zeppelin: mile high pie in the sky ungrounded unfounded empty of any solid content except hot air unfeelingly dangerously flammable bloated vehicle that belongs to the shameful past.

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  3. the things patriarchy does to try and punish women knows no bounds. i am sorry your eyes ever beheld such sentiments.
    Jade Li @ http://tao-talk.com

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  4. Defining anyone by just one feature, how abominable! When will we change!

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