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Letting us believe things about ourselves. About the nature of relationships. About the balance of control. Liberation. Free from constraint. Enlightened about the reality of what it really means to be a woman. So they told us. Sometimes it works out. When the threat is not too crazy. Equal pay for equal hours, most of… Continue reading Truth About Women
One from one, bone of bone Flesh to flesh, soul by soul Two left, walking breathing hiding flesh and soul and mind divide Eating talking loving dying Parts and holes, deep and wide Two grew, rooted twisted sideways Not his soulmate, random bride Two by two, years and trial Lust for beauty, own your lie… Continue reading Another Adam
Lined eyes, now brighter, looks happier. That's what she thought they should see. What stared back in the mirror. Smoothed flesh, blurring the lines and freckles of age and circumstance. All one shade now, bronzed over with a splash of sunshine from a bottle. Beautiful, they must think. Stained lips, rosy and fresh. Glossy with… Continue reading Recognized and Bound
Giving it all up. Killing the fattened calf. Laying it all down. Raising the knife. A ritual preparation for the spilling of blood, the spilling of soul. The stripping away of life. On a white cloth altar. So you can see. Better make sure it is worthy. The sacrifice I bring. Do I respect it… Continue reading Sacrifice: That’s Not What I Desire
Naked, why could she feel that now? The distance stripped protection and calm from the surface of body. She never knew. How cold the breeze was on her skin. She never knew how lost she had become. She was free, she was not alone. She was cared for and warm. But now, it felt cold.… Continue reading Sewing Our Own Leaves Together
Cindy Koch 