Day 357: Deliver the Old

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just as in midwifery,
the young can deliver the old
and bring forth all the new life
that a grown woman has inside her –

and has hidden –

for fear of pain.
for fear of responsibility.

as birth is so wrought with pain
and the new life
so demanding of it’s rights
and resulting incumbencies.

but oh,

 

life!

 

it is an intoxicating event
that dies only
by the refusal to bear down
and breathe.

 

so,
young ones,
take my hand
and press in.

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