"Broken"

 

Her faith folds within itself

foiling logic and reason

forcing her piety into an angry righteousness

that denies mercy

She  subjugates choice

without question
believing in  ritual and prayer—
the indoctrination of her birthright

She kneels with head bowed

invoking wrath against diversity
and shielding her world view
from contradiction

Her devotion condemns

self-determination
as she binds free will
with intolerance

She rejects all
except The One True Path
and distorts deviation into despair
and damnation

Minoan Priestess by David Chapman

 

Copyright 2013 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman

“Goldilocks”

 

hot, cold; big, small   

early, late; short, tall   

hard, soft; dull, bright   

tired, restless; heavy, light   

calm, angry; smooth, rough   

generous, selfish; easy, tough   

quiet, loud; polite, rude   

young, old; dumb, shrewd   

demanding perfection all day and night   

requiring everything to be just right   

Copyright 2011 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman