Now that we have our empire
at least half by the sweat of your brow
Your loved ones
Your babies
Dead in the ground
Freedom your birth right
Now we will strip away
your share of the prosperity
Your autonomy
Even your humanity
Now that we have our empire
We strip from all women
and especially little girls
The right to talk back
to a husband
to a boyfriend
to any man
The right to disobey or defy
your Father
your Brother
any Man
Your right to decide
who’s baby to have
Your right to decide
not to have your Dad
be your babie’s Dad
Now we decide who’s
babies you will have
Best act right
If you don’t want us
to make you pregnant again
Oh sorry I lied
It’s ok you’re used to that
Powerful and heartbreaking.
The more I read the more deeply I felt pulled into the vortex of your words..