{NaPoWriMo 2017 ~ Day 5}
{Prompt: "Taboo," from Poetry Riot! on Tumblr}
Perpetual Earth:
our home and our hearth.
The disk of our sun
not turning 'round us?
Forbidden.
A dark-coloured man:
him, owning the farmland
that's littered with soil
upon which he toils?
Forbidden.
A woman well-dressed
and clever, no less:
her, raising her hand
or taking a stand?
Forbidden.
A man and a man
to walk hand in hand?
A lady and lady
in shared bed asleep?
Forbidden.
So many things that have been labeled taboo;
are you still surprised that the judgement continues?
Not surprised, I would say,
just a little irritated;
Saddened.