Denied No blood - Inside the most empowered muscle Cell divides No flood To inundate the microscopic cell Or wash aside New bud Rooting deeply in the waxing wall Multiplies How I will carry you, proud and round Inhale, delirious, ambrosial newborn scent Fill completely every suckling need Til plenty trickles from your small, sweet mouth; and smiles... Ah, blood. That speck is snatched away, tomorrow's specter-child - And motherhood Once again Denied Copyright Louise Rill 2000