A Feminine Secret

By InspiredWriter

Fri, 03 Jan 2014
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A poem about abortion, that thing that no-one really talks about.

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Cut the chord,
Splice the sound,
Break the music

into splinters.

A squealing disjointed chorus,
breaking over lumps
in your throat.

"It'll feel like a sharp scratch"
A split second to scream "NO"

Sticking in the needle,
Falling asleep,
Waking up and

it was gone.

Pregnant once
Never again.

Dice it up
Eat it up.
Pray that no-one else
is deafened by this screaming

Sound of Emptiness.

Certificate 18
Poem
My Collection
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by VeraClark on

It's such a forbidden topic. Find it strange how women are expected not to talk about it. No idea how women manage to repress their emotions relating to it. The loss and the conscience and the judgements. Your use of sound is effective in conveying lots of powerful emotion.

 

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

The silent scream.  One of those mysteries and private sorrows only a woman can relate to.  A brave and touching read.

Linda