God, the sexes, and war

God
they say only God can give life and take life.

women possess within their bodies ... the miracle of "giving life"....
but women do not think they are God
on the other hand ...
some men think they are God
not because they can give birth...they aren't wired for that
not because they have discovered how they can "give life" .
some men think they are God
because they have learned how to
take life......lives.

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i saw a play this weekend. i was surprised how certain scenes affected me.
not because i didn't know what was coming.
I had read the play before ..i knew what it was about....i wrote a poem about it last year.
but it was a scene where a soldier comes under fire ...a Marine in the current Iraq war.
it was more powerful to me....it was tearing me up inside.
not because the acting was so marvelous in that scene.
it was because things are different now.
different from when i was first exposed to this play....
different from when i wrote the poem.

i couldn't help but think of him - my cousin, a Marine. He too came under attack in Iraq....in a similar setting as in the play. I tried not to think of him but i couldn't block it out.
That...that...was tearing me apart....and thinking of my aunt.
I've been writing about my experiences relating to the war on and off, especially here.
I'm starting to put them together...weaving them into a story.