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Chattel (Haiku)
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Dedicated to Darfur's Rape Victims...




Virginity’s hold
Male entitlement endures
Shamed woman’s freedom










Copyright 2004 by Carolyn Gale McGovern-Bowen. All Rights Reserved.
--09/15/04, Westlake Village, CA

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 Reviews of "Chattel (Haiku)"
Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on March 14, 2009
Cornfield confession...quail cites identity change...scandal goes by another name...there is such a spiritual thing as sacred prostitution...or not...pulpit is moveable property...leading double lives a product of against one's will or chosen service because of mental conditioning throughout life...until one day...that implement shows up plowing it all under...

Sage

Reviewed by Amira van Kerk (Reader)
Reviewed on September 19, 2004
Strong words about a difficult subject.

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on September 16, 2004
I can't for the life of me understand why it is taking so long to give these unfortunate people their lives back. God help us.

Reviewed by Dawn Richerson
Reviewed on September 16, 2004
excellent Carolyn on such an important issue to bring to light

Reviewed by Peter Paton
Reviewed on September 16, 2004
A good one , Carolyn

Peter

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on September 16, 2004
Powerful write!

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)
Reviewed on September 16, 2004
Short and powerful.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on September 16, 2004
Well stated!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on September 15, 2004
powerfully stated ...

Reviewed by Lori Moore
Reviewed on September 15, 2004
Great contrast...

Reviewed on September 15, 2004
Great work. In my culture virginity is something a women has to preserve but in other cultures it could be different.


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