An Heir is a Son
Sorry princess,
But you still have toenails to paint,
Magazines to read,
Hair to style,
And a girl’s life to lead.
“He’s only despondent as he wanted an heir”.
An excuse for neglect, forgetting she’s there.
Treading on her life with metonymy.
Stunting her growth, the person she wants to be.
An heir is a son,
Would he add to your life?
Not like your daughter.
For her, you lack strife,
As she is no heir.
In response to the twenty-second “metonymy” prompt from NaPoWriMo.net
A perfect excuse to rant. Whatever “saying” you use to belittle someone, their life still exists, and they have to deal with the pain.
With inspiration from Uvri Kumbhat’s essay about mangoes.
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Gee…thanks a bunch, Daddy. .
Your son (my brother) is a jerk.
Go ahead; leave it all to him
Now I know where he gets his jerky-ness from.
Well penned!
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