Poetry About Birth Control

A small packet rests beside the comb. Dates are counted in private blue ink. The decision belongs to an ordinary morning. No stranger can measure its full weight. Care includes the power to choose a future. A quiet method can guard a spacious life.

The visible thing is only an entrance. Dates are counted in private blue ink. Behind it waits a more difficult truth. No stranger can measure its full weight. Silence gives the question room to deepen. A quiet method can guard a spacious life.

A small packet rests beside the comb. Time moves, but the image does not leave. The decision belongs to an ordinary morning. It returns us to bodily autonomy, healthcare, private decisions, responsibility, access, and the futures people choose. Care includes the power to choose a future. The day continues with a more attentive heart.