Today the prompt is a letter.
Dear Mother.
I am in receipt of your last, my thanks for
Your words of advice.
However, I fear I need to remind you that
It is now too late to regret the birth
Of several children, and that your repeated
Suggestions regarding abortions and the like
Would be construed as murder when the
Children in question are alive and in this world.
Yours sincerely, Daughter.
I am again in receipt of your letter, for which
I thank you for taking the time to write.
I am well aware that you consider the man I
Married to be a waste of space, however regardless
Of your views, I am married to him, and as he is the
Father of the children you have previously
Recommended I abort, then I think you will have to
Come to terms with the marriage as well as their existence.
Yours sincerely, Daughter.
I am in receipt of your recent, again I thank you
For expending your energy and ink in writing.
I do realise that if you had arranged to have an abortion
When you became pregnant with me there would
Not be this exchange of letters, and nor would
You be in a position to chastise me for my choices
And actions since I was born.
I acknowledge and accept that I am a disappointment to you,
But I fear that I am now too far down the path I am on
To return and change anything.
I would find it difficult and not appealing to become
A son that you might have preferred.
I gather from your comments that using my brain to study
And pursue education is not a commendable activity.
This is a pity, as study is one of the few things I am
Competent at.
Yours sincerely, Daughter.
I finally got the telephone call last night, dear Mother,
Although the initial calls were ignored as someone
Was at the time harassing me over the return of some
Music, and was refusing to accept that it would be sent as
Soon as we could organise the posting. I think he wanted
Me to get in the car and drive 30 miles to deliver it there and then.
Anyway, it meant I missed the call from the hospital that
Told of your demise.
So in death, as in all of my life, I failed you.
And I will simply have to live with that knowledge.
Yours sincerely,
The fat, ugly, useless, failure of a daughter that you created.
(c) 2ndwith, 16/04/17
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Sunday, 16 April 2017
Sunday, 2 April 2017
GloPoWriMo 2017 - day two
Today the prompt is to write a recipe as a poem.
Foolproof recipe for a broken person.
The ingredients for a broken person are varied,
And various, changing depending on the season
And year of initial conception.
In general it is best to have two parents, one
Of either gender, as this is the simplest
Method of creating the initial mixture,
But of course there are alternative approaches
That also result in a small human person.
Once the person is created, then the processing begins:
A balanced and unbroken person will have been
Raised gently, and will know they are loved
So if your intention is to guarantee that the
Person is demonstrably broken, then rough
And thoughtless handling is the first stage.
Make sure that they are not hugged too often
And that they are punished for crying or
Being unsure.
If the growing small person becomes inquisitive
As they discover a wider world, shout at them
Often, and smack them when the chance arises.
Once the small person is large enough to venture
Into the company of others they are
Ready for the initial proving:
Send the child to places that frighten them, and
Do not forget to explain to those in charge that
This child is 'trouble' and must be watched carefully.
Ensure that the place chosen incorporates a wide
Range of activities that the child is unhappy about,
And be sure that they are compulsory.
A year or so in this environment will
Be sufficient to have the child ready to be knocked back:
Take the child from the place you first chose and
Send them to school.
Be sure they are already different, perhaps 'hothouse'
Them into early reading, or focus on musical skills,
Anything like that to make them stand out from
The crowd, and to allow their peers and teachers
To ridicule them for showing off.
If that is not possible, you can encourage the
Peers and teachers to see them as thick and stupid
And thus also make ridicule appropriate.
This knocking back will then allow the rising:
Take the child from the school that they have
Slowly and painfully learned to negotiate and
Send them to another, larger school, with many
More children and rules and uniform and many
More potential pitfalls and problems.
At this stage there is a danger that some teachers
Will see the child as not broken, and as worthy of
Positive attention, so in compensation, if this happens,
The parents need to be extremely careful to maintain
The attitude of criticism and disapproval in the home.
During this rising, finding the subjects in which the
Child might excel allows further damage to be
Inflicted by not allowing them to study these things.
Once these years of schooling are ended, the risen
Child is now ready for baking:
Force the child to go to college or other establishment
That will allow them to learn skills for a career.
Be careful to reinforce that they are not as good as
Any other child there, and remind them at all times
That they are an inferior person who is not worthy of
Help or support, and who is unlikely to ever meet
Someone who loves them, as they are unlovable - their
Life to this point has surely taught them that - or
To be employed as any employer will immediately
See through the act and recognise the failure that
They really and truly are.
For best effect, the baking should be interrupted
Midway, and the person removed from the 'oven'
And subjected to some form of major life change
Like pregnancy or serious illness.
The person is now ready for attempted consumption:
Take a sharp knife of ridicule, a testing of means
Or worth, and slice into the person, thus
Bringing to public view the uncooked and
Mangled interior, the raw dough, grey with
Manipulation, and the rotten, fetid smell.
Cast the person to one side as useless, and
Good only to be beaten, or raped or ignored.
Then, in due course, when the broken person is
Destitute and on the streets, a fat politician can come
Along and condemn them for their lack of application
And poor life choices, and make sure they are blamed
For all the ills of society.
(c) 2ndwith, 02/04/17
Foolproof recipe for a broken person.
The ingredients for a broken person are varied,
And various, changing depending on the season
And year of initial conception.
In general it is best to have two parents, one
Of either gender, as this is the simplest
Method of creating the initial mixture,
But of course there are alternative approaches
That also result in a small human person.
Once the person is created, then the processing begins:
A balanced and unbroken person will have been
Raised gently, and will know they are loved
So if your intention is to guarantee that the
Person is demonstrably broken, then rough
And thoughtless handling is the first stage.
Make sure that they are not hugged too often
And that they are punished for crying or
Being unsure.
If the growing small person becomes inquisitive
As they discover a wider world, shout at them
Often, and smack them when the chance arises.
Once the small person is large enough to venture
Into the company of others they are
Ready for the initial proving:
Send the child to places that frighten them, and
Do not forget to explain to those in charge that
This child is 'trouble' and must be watched carefully.
Ensure that the place chosen incorporates a wide
Range of activities that the child is unhappy about,
And be sure that they are compulsory.
A year or so in this environment will
Be sufficient to have the child ready to be knocked back:
Take the child from the place you first chose and
Send them to school.
Be sure they are already different, perhaps 'hothouse'
Them into early reading, or focus on musical skills,
Anything like that to make them stand out from
The crowd, and to allow their peers and teachers
To ridicule them for showing off.
If that is not possible, you can encourage the
Peers and teachers to see them as thick and stupid
And thus also make ridicule appropriate.
This knocking back will then allow the rising:
Take the child from the school that they have
Slowly and painfully learned to negotiate and
Send them to another, larger school, with many
More children and rules and uniform and many
More potential pitfalls and problems.
At this stage there is a danger that some teachers
Will see the child as not broken, and as worthy of
Positive attention, so in compensation, if this happens,
The parents need to be extremely careful to maintain
The attitude of criticism and disapproval in the home.
During this rising, finding the subjects in which the
Child might excel allows further damage to be
Inflicted by not allowing them to study these things.
Once these years of schooling are ended, the risen
Child is now ready for baking:
Force the child to go to college or other establishment
That will allow them to learn skills for a career.
Be careful to reinforce that they are not as good as
Any other child there, and remind them at all times
That they are an inferior person who is not worthy of
Help or support, and who is unlikely to ever meet
Someone who loves them, as they are unlovable - their
Life to this point has surely taught them that - or
To be employed as any employer will immediately
See through the act and recognise the failure that
They really and truly are.
For best effect, the baking should be interrupted
Midway, and the person removed from the 'oven'
And subjected to some form of major life change
Like pregnancy or serious illness.
The person is now ready for attempted consumption:
Take a sharp knife of ridicule, a testing of means
Or worth, and slice into the person, thus
Bringing to public view the uncooked and
Mangled interior, the raw dough, grey with
Manipulation, and the rotten, fetid smell.
Cast the person to one side as useless, and
Good only to be beaten, or raped or ignored.
Then, in due course, when the broken person is
Destitute and on the streets, a fat politician can come
Along and condemn them for their lack of application
And poor life choices, and make sure they are blamed
For all the ills of society.
(c) 2ndwith, 02/04/17
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