Fertility - a Handmaid's Tale

[Absinthe]

*I wrote this after reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Amazing book, by the way....would definitely recommed it.



So hot under these damned robes
RED
Like blood, life,

Fertility. . .

So fuck me as she watches,
And plant your seed,
I’m just a vessel,
Empty, waiting to be filled

An oven without a bun

Make me ignorant,
Unaware of what I’m missing.
But memories haunt
Like ghosts of past transgressions

Where have they gone?

A handmaid’s tale,
Depressed and oppressed
Denied all our rights
No glass escape routes

They’ve taken those too

What am I good for?
But my viable ovaries
They make me valuable
Because I bleed on schedule

RED
My blood,
Life,

Fertility. . .

[stupidxgirl]

Wow, I loved this piece. It was really powerful, I wasn't expecting it Awesome job. My favorite is this : Make me ignorant,
Unaware of what I’m missing.
But memories haunt
Like ghosts of past transgressions-

And of course, the color red is always good used in poetry, it's a strong color. Nice job.

[Absinthe]

Thanks. Yeah, the colour red is a key symbol in the novel, so that's mostly the reason I used it in the poem, but I agree that not just red, but colours in general are great in poetry.

[thecrazybeautiful]

"They make me valuable
Because I bleed on schedule

RED
My blood,
Life,

Fertility. . . "

Great lines. I applaud.

[Laura]

this reminds me of me, haha.

"Make me ignorant,
Unaware of what I’m missing"

--fucking good. I also like the repetition. This is really well written ... sounds angry without being too angsty. I loved it.

[Only Me]

thats intense, and something that people don't generally think about unless brought to the attention... hmmm. I love these lines.
"What am I good for?
But my viable ovaries
They make me valuable
Because I bleed on schedule"

[Absinthe]

sweetpearl said:

this reminds me of me, haha

......Wow, thanks Laura.I'm flattered.

And thanks to everyone else for their commetns as well.

[NotSoPerfect]

Word I loved that book.