Pro Choice

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I purchased this picture years ago at an antique store. I do not know the story behind it, yet I can see each of the little girls in it is making a different choice about what is happening behind the camera; or what had happened before the picture was taken; or a myriad of other possibilities. Is one response authentic, the other expected? Tell me what you think in the comments below…..

We Were All Pro Choice.jpg

I wonder what would happen if
We were all Pro-Choice?
Flicker, urge
Sensation, surge
Sit and feel
Or scratch and reel.
Sit and feel
Feels unreal -
Because it heals.
Scratch that itch!
Make it twitch!
Travel that path of least resistance.
Make that choice in this instant.
Hurry!
Don’t worry.
Move along,
Throw gasoline on
That look she just gave you.
That comment he made - who
Does think he is?
After all you are a whiz
At riding that thought rollercoaster,
Self Righteous roaster,
Constantly running your brain through that toaster.
Neurons firing,
Never tiring,
Caught up in a never-ending loop,
Leading the troop
Of one
Off into a war that can’t be won
Because it’s between your ears.
Lose that fear.
Catch your breath.
Step back from the flames.
Reframe!
CHOOSE
Your response to the urge,
Feel the surge
Of angerragedisappointmentfearuncertainty fade.
You have just saved
Yourself.
Sit and feel;
Feels unreal
Because it heals.