Diabolical

True note: I was married and pregnant, supposed to go to Alaska with my husband. The Senior Chief looks at me and actually says: Did you ever think of having an abortion? Another loved one was in danger of a similar happening. Thus I take the subject very seriously, as a mother bear protects her young from villains. How diabolical to think human life is but a plastic doll. — YOU CANNOT HIDE by Panagiota Romios How diabolical to think human life is but a plastic doll.* It’s a magic trick, the saw across the horse. Arms hanging out of holes, the head too — they’re spent. Hashtag to all the humans we hate. Shall we toss the pieces into the garbage salad or wrap them up to go — oh how awe-fully the chef describes the seasonings of life. Oh the madness! The insanity! The genius hides behind the curtain — it’s curtains, over pried open knees meant for love and delivery. Instead… a cutout of a paper doll, a shadow of evil as the puppeteers break out in applause and the screams are hidden unto judgment day. 4/14/2020 Permission given by Panagiota to use her poetry line.