roe v wade poem #2
during the great depression my aunt
cooked for the road crew her husband
worked on: pittance pay for both
they had a toddler couldn’t afford
another child so when my aunt got
pregnant she aborted herself –
probably with the time-honored
coat hanger – got septicemia nearly
died – two weeks in the hospital could
never have another child never told
our family – how do I know all this? her
best friend confided in me late in her
life and I have told no one till now
2021 Jacqueline Jackson
This article appears in The Old State Capitol renovation.
