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Scared and
no woman to tell it to
A male doctor who patronizingly
calls me by my first name
while I'm supposed to respectfully
call him Dr. so-an-so
A husband so afraid of
his own fear that
He's unwilling to know it's there
not the person
to listen to mine
Where are the witches, midwives
and friends
to belly dance and chant
while I deliver
to hold me and breathe with me
as I push
To touch me and comfort me
as I cry?
Where are the women who know
what it's like
to give birth?
Antiga
The Goddess Celebrates
In our culture birth is not recognized as an initiatory right of passage, but it is treated as a mechanical process, losing great opportunity for spiritual development.