By Violet
Date: 2003 Sep 30
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somebody's wife

it baffles me that i am someone's wife
i have a wonderful husband
with whom i share a home, two cats, and a name
i laugh to myself sometimes
at how i used to sing "Nobody's Wife" by Annouck(is that right?  The dutch girl?)
at the top of my lungs with passion and vigor
"never gonna be... never gonna be nobody's wife!"
five years later...  I have a ring on my finger and a very strong desire to procreate
i wanted to be a femminist
an independent creature of the nightlife
but alas, my soul disagreed
before my resistance to love, i was a 9-year-old
playing with wedding day midge and alan
this is who i really am
a lover, a woman, a partner and hopefully a mother
it is interesting that we can shield ourselves for so long
from our own true calling
that we can hide for a while
until our life decides to speak