One of the Vapors of Birth

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The never discussed or indicated on Medical Shows. Birth is noisy, messy, and sometimes with uncontrolled bodily functions.

The rectal wind
is a wayward wind.
A wayward wind
that's bound 
to wander.
Many of us
were born
above a wayward wind.
When told to, “Pusssh.”
Momma couldn't
keep it in.

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David Mchattie

Date: 3/31/2019 7:10:00 PM

Ah. The realities of life. I love it.

Kieran Pavlick
Date: 4/1/2019 7:15:00 PM

Thanks. It struck me, that sometimes that is where equality lies. Except for women who need a surrogate. I always mean to look up the eventual growth line of children that have the Father's genetics. But not the Mother's.