Mercuria: Nextest chapter!
Rating is for violence and profanity.
Summary: Having decided to get an abortion, our heroine contemplates the operation and events following.
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Why?
I don't understand
why they say they're pro-life
Those fucking hypocrites
It was just her job
Just her job

The doctor-
Camille Sullivan
She clasped my hand
and led me past the shrieks of "Babykiller"
In this hospital-scented room
the operation was performed
I was no longer pregnant
I was free
untainted
the stigma removed-

But as I thanked her
relieved tears in my eyes
there was a cry of "Murderer"
and a shot
and Camille Sullivan crumpled

And now here I am
cradling this dead woman in my arms
Her blood
is pooling around us both
in my hair my nails my clothes
mingling with metallic tears

Do you have a husband Camille?
Was your wedding small and perfect?
Did he hold you close
when he told you that he loved you?
The man who killed you
did he think he was right Camille?
A death for a death
Is your blood his reward?
If I brush your hair out of your face
and cry like this
will you resurrect?
If I cry like this Camille?

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Mercuria: Thank you for your time. Reviews appreciated.