Kept Woman

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Maggie C

I was a kept woman:
kept from wanting, kept from having;
kept at home, kept at arm’s length;
kept alive, kept from living.

I kept my head down,
kept my opinions to myself.

I couldn’t keep up.
I gave up.

Now,
I’m a giver.

dVerse quadrille #91– keep

About Maggie C

Stained glass artist, writer, respecter of life.
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12 Responses to Kept Woman

  2. kim881 says:
    November 5, 2019 at 12:51 am

    Now this is a different perspective on the prompt word! Love it, Maggie! Never let anyone or anything keep you from having a life. Giving is a good start. The repetition of ‘kept’ is very effective, especially in ‘kept alive, kept from living’.

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  3. Frank Hubeny says:
    November 5, 2019 at 3:32 am

    I like the transition to being a giver.

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  4. Rob Kistner says:
    November 5, 2019 at 10:29 am

    Gotta always rise above Maggie…

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  5. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:
    November 5, 2019 at 1:10 pm

    This is brilliant… and being a giver, means breaking the bars of what kept you in place.

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  6. sanaarizvi says:
    November 7, 2019 at 9:29 am

    This is heart-wrenching and penned with incredible sensitivity! ❤️

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