R v. W
What do I tell my girl of thirteen
Standing now in the kitchen with me
Pouring syrup over waffles
When the R v. W news topples?
Her body just beginning
To know the wonder of SHE
Thinkx sporting, horse mounting
Beautifully& brainfully to BE
Do I tell her…
That she might not have been
Had her mother not had the safe option?
Do I tell her…
About the haven of Washington
Not to worry about the constriction?
What do I tell my 18 year old son
Basking in his diploma of graduation
Minding the price of gasoline
Along with his wages of summertime?
His body still learning the subtle
Difference of love and befuddled
Eagerly launching is independence
Under the serious threat of nonsense!
Do I tell him…
That he might not have had the success
Had his mother not had methotrexate access?
Do I tell him…
That he holds the lifetime responsibility
Of safeguarding both his paternity & maternity?
What would I tell my younger self
Just starting out forming her family—
Unknowingly embarking on the journey
of miscarriages, failed adoptions, newborn fatality,
ectopic pregnancies, and surprise genetic anomalies?
Would my children have come to be?
Would my body have survived all my pregnancies?
What would my choices be—
Without safe, legal & healthy
Full spectrum access to reproductivity?
One wisdom I have come to know
From the motherhood path I was bestowed—
There are no absolute choices even in
The most planned of family planning
**I wrote this June 24, 2022, 2 years ago today in response to roe v wade falling…😱