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“Life” isn’t just about giving birth
There’s a whole lot to it, for what it’s worth. A mother knows that “life” is much more Than poking through the vaginal canal door. It’s about being there for every moment A time of giving and total enjoyment. We want to provide the best for our children To create the brightest and kindest civilian. We give of ourselves with utmost devotion Our tears and our hugs filled with every emotion. To live is much more than just being born To live is to devote a life that you’ve sworn To being the best you can possibly be For your child you love most tenderly. But to do this we must be able to choose When to start a family and not to confuse It with just giving birth, ‘Cuz for what it’s worth Pro-life isn’t life if you don’t have your freedom. And it’s certainly not right if you have to deceive them By telling us lies about abortions, our bodies. Paying billions of dollars to politic and lobby For the rights to our bodies and wombs like they’re objects Not part of a person that deserves your respect. Prostitutes and whores are now how you see us Must be nice to have freedom that comes with a penis. Let’s call it what it is, and that’s “forced-birth” ‘Cuz “pro-life” is a lie, and for what it’s worth, Please tell me again how I don’t have the right To argue or complain or put up a fight When you try to decide what is right for MY body Then wonder why I’m frustrated and ornery Stop controlling my reproductive autonomy Instead focus on regulating the economy And doing those things that government should do And stay out of my womb and my pink canoe.
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Poetry by: AsherahAlthough she was selectively edited out of the Bible two thousand years ago, she raises her voice for women today in hopes of a better tomorrow, as she makes waves of change, one poem at a time. Archives
May 2020
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