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She is a mother to be She is man’s abiding greed She is birthing misery Directed by he Wild bird with an empty nest Wings beating at her breast It makes no difference With state’s net ensnaring she

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ZoeHolden

21 / F

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Written by

ZoeHolden

21 / F

Published

Jun 17, 2024

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References Charolette Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Seamus Heaney’s The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles’ Antigone.

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