November 17, 2010

Bite Your Tongue

I feel a knockin'
at my uterus' door;
a faint tap tap tapping
that I used to ignore.

"Who goes there?"
I ask intrigued.
Children marching by,
the unsown seed.

"Act quickly
and save your progeny
before you whither
in silent ignominy."

My smile widens to a leer,
a cackle comes forth;
"A childless future,
what have I got to fear?"

"Bite your tongue"
a voice advises
as crimson waves
break on my palate.