June 25, 2022.
She wondered how she became a woman in a day
- when she still has baby teeth in her mouth
and stuffed tissues under her blouse
"Men are like sharks, they'll smell you from a mile away"
They will tell you how grown up you act,
because they themselves have never changed
They'll use you because they know better; innocence is what they crave
A heavy secret became a heavy load
A round belly on an eleven year old
A choice much bigger than her fragile frame
Life grows inside her as she disintegrates
Her state has no empathy or exceptions
After a few years of good behavior,
her groomer says he's learned his lesson
- but she'll be a mother for the rest of her life
Poetry by aidan haskel
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Written on 2022-06-27 at 11:42
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she still has her baby teeth
"Womanhood –", her mother says "starts with blood"She wondered how she became a woman in a day
- when she still has baby teeth in her mouth
and stuffed tissues under her blouse
"Men are like sharks, they'll smell you from a mile away"
They will tell you how grown up you act,
because they themselves have never changed
They'll use you because they know better; innocence is what they crave
A heavy secret became a heavy load
A round belly on an eleven year old
A choice much bigger than her fragile frame
Life grows inside her as she disintegrates
Her state has no empathy or exceptions
After a few years of good behavior,
her groomer says he's learned his lesson
- but she'll be a mother for the rest of her life
Poetry by aidan haskel
Read 167 times
Written on 2022-06-27 at 11:42
Tags Abortion Humanrights
Save as a bookmark (requires login) Write a comment (requires login) Send as email (requires login) Print text
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