Pet Peeve
Scary?
Not words about
women's bodies so
please stop using vagina for
vulva.
heidi
written 3/14/13 and submitted to
Okay, so this wasn't written for NaPoWriMo, but the prompt today was to write an un-love poem. I certainly un-love when people say "vagina" but mean "vulva". I know it's not the prettiest word ever, but come on, there are much worse (most of which are slang for vulva.) I have also had vulvas on my mind since I read Yvonne Osborne's wonderful poem The Me In Me.
Now, since I have become somewhat accustomed to writing something new each day, I need to go do that now (especially since my smaller sweetie-pie is amusing himself pretending to be Donald Duck and flopping on the bed and not climbing all over me.) I think now that I have posted this one I should be able to write something else.
Oh yeah, and look y'all, it's a cinquain!
Scary?
Not words about
women's bodies so
please stop using vagina for
vulva.
heidi
written 3/14/13 and submitted to
Okay, so this wasn't written for NaPoWriMo, but the prompt today was to write an un-love poem. I certainly un-love when people say "vagina" but mean "vulva". I know it's not the prettiest word ever, but come on, there are much worse (most of which are slang for vulva.) I have also had vulvas on my mind since I read Yvonne Osborne's wonderful poem The Me In Me.
Now, since I have become somewhat accustomed to writing something new each day, I need to go do that now (especially since my smaller sweetie-pie is amusing himself pretending to be Donald Duck and flopping on the bed and not climbing all over me.) I think now that I have posted this one I should be able to write something else.
Oh yeah, and look y'all, it's a cinquain!
I love it - and that it's a cinquain.
ReplyDeleteHi Coreena! Thank you for stopping by. I am glad you enjoyed it. Yay cinquains!
DeleteOh! I just didn't read far enough down in your post. I like this little piece, yes, a cinquain. Beautiful! Thanks for the link. That's awesome of you. And I think the word vulva is a very pretty word.
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne! I think I may have done this poem a disservice by posting another one right after. Thanks for the visit and the kind comments. Every time I read your poem I like it more.
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