Boobies

You take life from the deserving,
Strip strong women bare;
Tear a hole inside us,
Til we fear what might be there;

The lives you take are precious,
Though you discard them without thought,
Regardless of who they were,
You leave them all to rot;

You make us fear our bodies,
That which we should be proud;
Brilliant and beautiful women,
You leave off feeling cowed;

The disease you spread destroys us,
Cuts out our hearts and souls,
But the worse thing that you could do,
Is leave us feeling un-whole…


Tirzah Conway

~To Christina, she fell while fighting the Cancer battle~
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Brown Avatar
December 7, 2012 at 6:50 AM
A Super Congratulations on your placement in P.D....'s "Femme fatale" contest Tirzah. Love Carol
Mannan Avatar
December 4, 2012 at 1:59 AM
Many many congrats for this deep write and win.
A  Avatar
December 3, 2012 at 5:45 PM
congrats~SKAT
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
December 3, 2012 at 3:50 AM
Congrats on your winning place Tirzah xx
Guzzi Avatar
December 2, 2012 at 5:50 PM
Congrad's on your winning write. Light & Love
Gasun Avatar
December 2, 2012 at 10:03 AM
My heartfelt congratulations on your great win Tirzah! love/hugs, Leonora
Tsiluma Avatar
December 2, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Heartbreaking write Tirzah! You've brought out the angst well. Congrats on your win!
Lamoureux Avatar
December 2, 2012 at 7:42 AM
Sad story although well told. Sorry for the loss of your friend. Congrats on win.
A   Avatar
December 2, 2012 at 4:14 AM
Tirzah. :-) Congratulations with your heartfelt poem.. always~ PD
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