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| Friday, April 30, 2004 |
| Roe v. Wade |
More women's issues for ya. Our Constitution has closed all doors to the possibility of legalizing abortion. As the pro-choice and pro-life meet head on in the streets, they do not stand on equal footing as of now. As for me I believe that "the smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." And one of the rights that come with personal autonomy is the freedom to do what you want with your life, your mind and your body. It doesn't matter if one is male or female, it just so happens that men don't get pregnant. Hahaha. Anyway, it will be some time before our laws recognize such right. The common good must prevail they say. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
"When "the common good" of a society is regarded as something apart from and superior to the individual good of its members, it means that the good of some men takes precedence over the good of others, with those others consigned to the status of sacrificial animals." -Ayn Rand
The morning after
The morning after
he took one of his cigarettes and lit it
with what might have been a pistol.
The floor had been swept
of the garbage
spilled on its cement tiles.
The sink that was piled with dishes
was clean. no remnants
jammed in the drain,
the bathroom reeked of antiseptic.
Smells like the hospital, she whispered.
He helped her lie down
and kissed her forehead,
knowing how
her eyes resembled
Quiapo stalls and sampaguitas,
memories seeping through
like her monthly stains.
He knelt beside the bed,
knowing how
Septembers might've been a baby
one that could've been theirs
screaming for milk
they could not afford,
because only
when the neighbors couldn't sleep
would they ask him, why? how?
knowing how
he would've answered,
he couldn't do everything.
He watched her sleep and
put the pistol lighter down.
After all,
he saw too much not to feel
her silent cries through the
thin blankets she clutched
like they were the walls
of her own womb |
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posted by Rax @ 17:17 |
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About Me: I am many things: aspiring poet, advocate, lawyer, with a good grasp of reality. I am also passionate when it comes to chasing dreams. After all, a childlike imagination is just something I cannot outgrow. Which is why I write(...and refuse to give up anime, fantasy novels and video games... :P)
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