No Bravado

She had never seen a real torture,
picture a gentle breeze entering,
the walls were smooth and white,
and the old rule was ignored,
to terrify
you need to look terrifying.

She felt her face collapse
into surprise,
her legs parted,
and there was no bravado,
sterilized instruments used.

There were tables with straps,
all clean, and nothing to redeem,
but she still didn't know what it meant
until the doctor stared at her,
offering her a chance to vent.

She stared back steadily,
torture ran through her mind,
but how?
The room was clean and disinfected.

" Your First Abortion?"


My first torture

replied the soul of the fetus.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008


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Date: 4/24/2009 8:39:00 AM
"no bravado"i always favour life ,in every circumstances,in my country abortion is illegal and im proud of it,a little tiny country with identity of life----well penned frank
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Date: 2/7/2009 10:15:00 AM
Oh how sad. but does have some horrifying truth to it.
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Date: 12/27/2008 10:05:00 AM
Frank - Congratulations on your feature this week! Wishing you a Happy & Healthy New Year. Peace always, John
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Date: 12/25/2008 5:43:00 AM
Frank,Congratulations on YOUR Featured Poem "No Bravado" Well done on a Controversal subject I agree with the reply of the Fetus...HG
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Date: 12/23/2008 5:24:00 PM
Congrats Frank on this needed statement "No Bravado" being featured. We've come to the point where the government considers human life meaningless and a couple can commit murder due to a lack of impulse control. I wrote Why Mama Why on the same subject years ago. It was the second poem I had written since starting to write again. Vince
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Date: 12/23/2008 4:51:00 PM
Love the depth of this piece, really makes a statement for the unborn, very vivid parallels you made too. Congratulations on getting featured! God bless and Happy Holidays, Amy :)
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Date: 12/22/2008 9:10:00 PM
Congrats on being featured this week, Happy Holidays...Raul
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Date: 12/21/2008 10:17:00 PM
Frank - Congrats on having your poetry featured this week – Merry Christmas & God Bless, MJ
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Date: 12/21/2008 5:17:00 PM
Congrats on being featured.
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