Worth Less
Scoffed at Handmaid’s Tale
or Clockwork Orange
now we observe
what step one entails.
Will step two
see birth control abolished
or woman yanked from workplace
veiled to shame quantifiable worth?
Steps three or more are sickening—
enough so I do not want my own speculations.
Maybe they’ll orchestrate a war or famine.
Maybe I’ll immolate myself on Capitol Hill or Times Square.