Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Body Politic

body politic in a nation of one
a play in three acts

act one
where a child wakes up into life
with their lands invaded
by entitled abusive hands that
to this day
are entitled to my sovereignty
with words like
"honour your father"

act two
in which I am a resistant force
in my own body
punished for being self
where the uniform of conscription is male
and the invading empire prevails
with slogans like
"under this roof"

act three
in which independence is tenuous
but the emperor is gone
and the propaganda remains
bruises and scars
alongside
insults and abuse
with my borders
still rebuilding after a long war

epilogue
my cities are shining a bit more now
my streets are femme
and the houses purple
there is scaffolding everywhere
but rebuilding is slow
and sometimes painful

-o0o-

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