Frances Mac
To March for Life Participants and Pro-Life Leaders
An adaptation of Donald Trump’s remarks on January 19, 2018
life
born is chin
heart
arm
felt
thought
life
unborn is innocent potential
is sign of god
is gift of god
of who picked who
an oath reversed
life
is to wade proud in pain
is tireless movement
is dignity of the here
is baby as love given
is careful in its joy
life
is to gather
to celebrate
to nurse
to cradle
to witness and say yes
life
of the mother
a forgotten miracle
maternity a demand
the womb a home
to rent or violate
life
tens of thousands born
and tens of thousands come
only some are cherished
example of real conscience
of how we choose good stock
Poems by Frances Mac have appeared in Epigraph Magazine, Burnt Pine Magazine, The MacGuffin, and Santa Clara Review. She hails from the Texas Hill Country and currently lives in Washington, DC.
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