That a man
Will look upon the face
Of his newborn child
If
And only if
It is ascertained
That the child was not born
Under stars
That are harmful
To the father
And I am left reeling
With shock
As i think of
What happens if
The child's stars
Harm the mother?
Do they never harm the mother?
No, that cannot be possible
In that case,
The mother
Has no choice but to look
Upon the face of the
Inauspicious child
In an aside,
As a mother I would prefer that
Rather than have my child taken away
Because of some stars
Who seem so distant
And so less important
Than my desire
To hold my child
But then
Let's come back to the case of
The mother
And the "inauspicious" child
I don't think the stars are consulted
Before the mother
Looks upon the face
Of her child
Which means
Either that the mother is
Not considered
As important as the father
(Which is of course the case)
Or everyone knows
It's futile
Because
The child has always been
With the mother
And so whatever harm
It can cause
Has always been there
And will be with her
After birth
Because you cannot
Separate the child
From the mother
At least, not so soon
Or both
So there
Is the mother
Absorbing all harm
That the child can do
Like a tree
That takes a hit
Of lightening
And is still standing
There is the mother
Her body already
A site of
Not just birth
But battle, and death
There is the mother
An entire universe
In itself
And then there is the father
Running away
Hiding
Making choices
To confront
Only what he can handle
No wonder
He seeks
To circumscribe
Someone
So much more powerful
Than him
By telling her
That she does not
Need to consult the stars
Because
She is worthless
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