The Personhood LieFirst, they confused me.Then they made me so angry my hands shook.And now - they simply scare me to death.They make me feel like I'm no longer safe in my own country... that I'm no longer safe in my own home. They've made me consider leaving a place that has sheltered me all my life, which used to fill me with pride, a place whose beauty takes my breath away every single day. "Consider" to the point of actually researching the laws that would allow my family and me to live in another country."They" are the people behind the recent rash of anti-abortion, anti-contraceptive and anti-women bills to hit so many of our state legislatures.
FancySometimes, I think, or maybefancy is the right word - thatI can feel you thinkingabout me.Those days when all the songs I hear singin those long-gone voices oftwo kids who knew more about feelingthan living.Nights when "we" is a weight on my stomach, that placeright at the top. Where you would rest yourhead, stare into my eyes, hand on my shoulder, touch me insideand out.Years when you nevercame to mind. Or so I told myself, pushingdown dreams where you left me againand again.Sometimes I think, or maybe fancy -sometimes.
Baylee's StoryI never thought I would actually write about this. For all these years, it's been something I've only shared with my closest friends - partly because it can still choke me up, and I don't like crying in front of people I don't know very well. But I read a similar story last night, then re-read it this morning, and it occurred to me that medically necessary abortions may be more common than the "Pro-Liars" would have you believe - and maybe, just maybe, if a few more of these stories were talked about, someone might finally get a clue.Given that group's "I'll only listen to points of view that support my own" mindset, I doubt it, but what th
Racing EchoesThere is a colorthat is December wheat fieldsin moonlight —and I like to drivethe forgotten roads,lights off and hammer down, racing echoes....................................out................................out............................outand through —escape velocity attainedand holding,cruising altitude —all is silent, left behindbut wind.
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