OPEN CARRY

I’LL BE A WOMAN MODIFIED

CARRYING MY WOMB 

STRAPPED OUTSIDE  

THAT FAMOUS CANAL

MY MOIST BANDOLIER

EXOSKELETON WEAPON

YEAH – YOU FEAR 

I’LL TAKE IT INTO DONUT SHOPS

ICE CREAM & PIZZA MOM & POPS

I’LL MARCH WITH WOMEN

IN MODIFIED LIGHT

AND FIGHT MEN VOTING

TO RECANT MY RIGHTS

ALL WOMEN WANT

IN LIFE SO MEAN

TO SIMPLY HAVE

MORE RIGHTS

THAN AN AR-15

                                                                                                                        G.D. FELDMAN 6/2022  

DETENTE

I’m done with this fiction
Formatting
The quest for
Heartbeat
Success
From the keyboard
Through the screen
Words pressed – compressed
Into hope – legitimacy?
Until then – I won’t run
I’ll push ‘send’ then
I’ll swim
Slapping the water
Ending battles with the alphabet
Each lap increasing détente
Approval
Rejection

DETENTE

I’m done with this fiction

Formatting

The quest for 

Heartbeat

Success

From the keyboard

Through the screen

Words pressed – compressed

Into hope – legitimacy?

Until then – I won’t run

I’ll push ‘send’ instead

I’ll swim

Slapping the water

Ending battles with the alphabet

Each lap increasing détente 

Approval 

Rejection