The Sleeping Muse
The child called
cherub
was kept wrapped
in the silks of her day
dainty
delicate
obliging
ignorant
The girl called
lovely
was bartered
as was the custom
for land
for title
yet her purse
was empty
The lady called
fair
did what was called
her duty
birthing an heir and a spare
and a few for trade
from a marriage bed of rape
The woman called
dignified
outlasted the bought
and the sold
what might have been
had she been valued
never a thought
April 10, 2016
Image: The Sleeping Muse by Constantin Brancusi (Artsy, Wikipedia), 1910, used without permission, with no credit taken, with no profit made, and no offense intended.
Brilliant. One of your best.
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