She holds two
swords of
societal success.
Her
career of
achievement,
her marriage of
love
realized.
Nice house,
nicer
car.
The look
that men look at – even
her husband.
Meditative dreams on
summer days under
a comforter of cool breezes.
Still, one regret reflects
the swords’
sharp edges.
Cut her caesarean
style – deep
as you like;
take out the
child she
cannot carry … his son.
The single thing she
cannot
give him.
Justice, she feels, is
not in the
cards for her.
She seeks to be
satiated through
gluttonous eyes.
Where are her
maternity clothes,
the infant boy
she
must
steal?
[Anthologized often and published in 100+ lit mags across five continents, Keith Hoerner (BS, MFA) is founding editor of the award-winning Mircrofiction ezine / print anthology: The Dribble Drabble Review. A Best of the Net nominee, he is also a Best Book and American Writing Award Finalist.]