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Side effects? None. Well, not exactly; A little fatigue, some hysterical spells, But women are notoriously unstable - Who's to say the chemical's the cause? Anyway, I have to thank the clinic For my brand-new tits. They grow, you know, Inflate like two balloons and what do you know I'm stacked, I'm a Playboy cartoon, the American dream. Pain? Well, yes, they're still a little sore But that's supposed to go away in a month Or maybe two. Just look don't touch; The nipple hardens in dismay and I recoil. Oh, I've given over my ovaries to the GYN, They tell me what to do with them. I'm regulated, I'm a calendar girl. Predict with stunning Accuracy when the blood comes. It's all calculated. I'm clockwork now, beating back the babies With a well-timed tilt of the head and Swallow every twenty-four hours. I'm as barren as a barbie doll. So much trust to put in these tiny circles, Smaller than a fingernail, white as chalk. It seems like magic. Mass-produced By factories and whitecoat mister doctors, They run me. All l had to do was ahh Open my legs then open my mouth for confirmation. It's my new religion: I put my faith in the corporation, And I'm blessed with an empty womb, vacant miracle. It's perfect, the ease of medicating life's Process with a pill and a smile bright as toothpaste. Watch me: nature does not own me. I sold my contract. The laboratory Moves into my bureau, cool observer. And monthly I receive my brand new ration, Tear the foil packet open; It's my privilege. It's my choice. I'm addicted to science. |
Ellia Bisker grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and now attends Vassar College as a sohpomore and English major. Her poetry has been published in Binnewater Tides, Helicon and Opus. She has been the featured performer at poetry readings in Poughkeepsie and New York City. |
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