Yellow River
From its source to the sea and along its entire length
Including every tributary
The mighty Yangtze would if there was any justice
In this cruel world shed at least a single tear
One for each of those predominantly
Female breaths it stole in recent centuries
And all for the sake of some obscure law
Some archaic form of population birth control
However even the mighty Yangtze contains
Insufficient water to wash away the guilt entirely
For taking each and every one of those
Legitimate or bastard daughters
Go check out the bloated and decaying bodies
Those that form a log jam like over ripe bananas
In the most remote of eddies and the gullies
Of the so called mighty Yangtze
One can only imagine how many wives, mistresses
Lovers, scientists, engineers, orphans, artists, entertainers
Philosophers, teachers, farmers, doctors, prostitutes
Beggars and martyrs even
Who might have perished in those putrid flowing waters
And compelling undercurrents of the mighty Yangtze
Some it seemed escaped though and made their way
By some means or another to places of safety
Where now they live as only partial victims of a much despised
And decomposing culture
A changing culture though and now experiencing recurrent guilt
And frequent separation anxiety of its very own making…
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Neville (
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Well written piece!!👍
bless you my friend..
,,🙏🙏..Sir I expect an analytical comment for my latest poem named"TOPSYTURVY SHUNT"
Reading this hitherto unknown and abominable method of female birth control has been a real learning curve for this poet Nev. - - - may guilt haunt the changes made in a culture that thought so little of human life..........clearly told this shock of a piece will linger long after the read................ tearfully Fay.
Thank you my friend... another much appreciated visit... Neville
Incredibly emotional. Thank you for sharing this Neville. x
thank you...
I see you evolving with greatness everytime I get to read your work. This is a good fine and understandable piece...
and every time you check in I feel a greater affinity with ya.......
A fine write Nev, of monstrous goings-on.
cheers Orchidee..
Wow. I read this through a couple of times. I must admit and I don't know much about it but I am definitely going to look into this. Really well written and expressed considering the subject matter at hand. Greatly impressed N.
thanking you so very much my friend... bless ya for taking a look at these words...
Neville,
This is a powerful sad write! Thank you for sharing and reminding us that there is cruelty in this world...unfortunately!
~Laura~
there is a lot of it unfortunately...... thank you dear friend...
You’re welcome!
A stunning and sobering write my friend...
thank you Christina...
A very sad emotive write, it is so sad that so many were killed in this way.
Tis indeed a crime ... thank you for checking these words out my friend
It's so sad that something pure can be used for impure causes, like female abandonment - the most vile reason of all, that your words have so significantly highlighted
Precisely my thoughts my friend.. thanking you from afar...
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