Light tangled in sun-honeyed hair Exuberant hugs, cheesy grins exploding joy Unrestrained giggles, trees to climb, paths to find Weiner dog pups, fuzzy ducklings born at dawn, painted ponies, orphaned starlings Eyes sparkling with curiosity, Mythbuster experiments, amazing art Imagination leading her brother and cousins in crazy games Adventures to ice, ocean, desert, mountains, and always playgrounds...so many playgrounds Lock down Real life fades Voices from the screen clamor You're not enough If you become something else, They can't hurt You're protected Brave No room for differences Doors slammed Relationships banned Angry glares Angrier words Angry silence Always angry Why?
“Puppies… Ducklings…” your writing reminds us poignantly that these were children when they were targeted. There will be a reckoning one day. I have to believe that.
Why is a good question. Sasha Ayad recently posted that parents can be "banned" as you called it whether they affirmed or didn't affirm a gender identity.
Digging a bit deeper, I see that parents have been cutoff for every reason under the sun. So I ask why in more contexts to get closer to the root of what is happening. I have many questions too. Some of my questions are in my laterst post: https://eyesopenmom.substack.com/p/the-unraveling-of-the-family
Let's get to the bottom of this. Keep asking questions.
Thank you.
Poems, statistics, reasoned argument, sarcastic wit.
We need all the formats. Whatever works.
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Beautiful poem: so sunny and bright until the ominous cloud of “lockdown” appeared and overshadowed the world.
“Puppies… Ducklings…” your writing reminds us poignantly that these were children when they were targeted. There will be a reckoning one day. I have to believe that.
Why is a good question. Sasha Ayad recently posted that parents can be "banned" as you called it whether they affirmed or didn't affirm a gender identity.
Digging a bit deeper, I see that parents have been cutoff for every reason under the sun. So I ask why in more contexts to get closer to the root of what is happening. I have many questions too. Some of my questions are in my laterst post: https://eyesopenmom.substack.com/p/the-unraveling-of-the-family
Let's get to the bottom of this. Keep asking questions.
Great summary in your piece, EyesOpen.
Thank you
The West will pay for the lockdown for generations to come 💔