A True Handmaid
Life seeks (from the start) a path toward light,
toward security; a spark needing a Mother,
her tenderness, her fierceness,
her womb; a sacred place in which to bloom.
Separate, yet connected, two bodies, two souls, two lives
needing freedom, the right to nurture, to be nurtured.
We need a society that revers woman, honors the fetus,
a world that sees freedom in life, not death,
a nation seeking forgiveness, swayed not by false tales
but true handmaids, serving others before self.
Understanding that wom(b)an in her essence
is a miracle of (for) creation; losing sight of this is darkness.
by Margaret Bednar, June 7, 2019
This is written in response to "Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman - Being a Woman in Times Like These" . I am not linking up as I know I will be a very lonely voice. I am pro-life and am very proud of the Republicans for holding up life as a right for the fetus. For the dignity of all women. I believe woman have lost much with the legalization of abortion but I have no wish to discuss (it always becomes a heated, hated argument) it on the internet.
I linked the challenge as some of my visitors may wish to read the other poets' responses. I know I did not exactly follow the prompt - but the real issue is not that women are losing "rights" (plural) but the "right" (which I will denounce abortion as a "right") for legalized abortion. So, I wrote from my point of view that a woman's rights are in a nation that upholds her very special gift AND the fetus's (baby's) right to life as well.
There is NO need to comment - I expect none. You may disagree with me, but please if you do, please do not leave a comment. This is not a debate - it is my response, my voice.
