Choice

Haven’t you heard
That when you force a child on a woman,
She remains a child forever?

Don’t you see
That every time a woman gives birth
Because she is plagued by your pressure
And haunted by your God
That you have wrecked not one, but two lives?

Aren’t you aware?
Aren’t you aware that your God is mine too?
And that He still loves me,
Even though I chose?

Didn’t you know?
Didn’t you know that this is because
When I chose me,
I chose God?

[by Sarah Esmi // published in From the Waist Down, the body in healthcare, Papeachu Press July 2022]