One choice at a time
You erode my body.
One choice at a time
I let it take up space.

One choice at a time
You reduce me to my womb.
One choice at a time
I deploy its latent power.

One choice at a time
You shackle me, before
I come of age.
One choice at a time
I churn my will
Through my decades.

One choice at a time
You harness me into labour.
One choice at a time
I win back my worth.

One choice at a time
You dismiss my heart’s desire:
One beat at a time
I sing its soaring tune.