IN RESPONSE TO CHALKBOARD’S POETRY PROMPT “SPIRALING”

An Empty Womb

A One-Line Poem

Photo by Kinga Cichewicz on Unsplash

a void within,
sings the curse of a sacred womb
left with slicing emptiness,
for once filled with a baby spiraling in,
now carved into a hollow of nothingness.

Footnote: Miscarriage or abortion may leave a permanent hole within the soul that never really closes. Grief is a process. Learn to acknowledge the strength of the alteration of your being.
Peace be with the bereaved ones 🙏

© Sneha Mankar
Thank you for reading :)

Thanks to Jennifer Marie Gady, Harper Thorpe, Kathy Jacobs, and the entire Chalkboard team for the Chalkboard one-line poetry prompt Spiraling:

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