The Vessel

my mother removed 

the vessel of her womanhood

in hopes that the sorrow and pain 

would fade with it. 

but they remained. 

doesn’t she know 

her beauty and strength 

were birthed from the distress, 

the anguishes of her femininity?

Reviews

[Bare Trees]

Your words seem to be coming from a private place. Being a man, I would never assume to be familiar with feminism. Though I know women experience a great deal more emotionally than many men. I will leave it at that for this writing.