Wondering

sonnet in Iambic tetarameter

 

 

 

Wondering.

 

Today I saw a winsome Nun.

A negative in black and white.

I wondered if she had begun

 to question if her choice was right.

And was she really positive

 a life of prayer would satisfy

When she had so much more to give,

 given the opportunity

Had her choice been freely made?

 Or was she merely dutiful?

Had she been promised as a child?

It’s not at all unusual

to be denied the right to choose.

A subtle form of child abuse.

 

19-May-08

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Reviews

[The Outlaws' Song]

Great shot!!!! This brings so much truth to the light!!! Denying a person's freedom of choice is a form of abuse no matter if we talk about a child or a grown person.
I loved it!!! This will stay in my library!!!