When he died
did you keep delivering babies
because you believed God
lived outside of gold plate
and rocks in hats
Were you needed
in the way a fifth wife
could never be needed
In the space between
women and their assigned husbands
all blood and slime and birth canals
Lord only knows
The Lord gave you a short stick
and you shook it
in the torn 10cm face of creation
Did you know any truth
or any love
beyond the swollen cheeks
of angry red babies
God is sleeping in the cradle
and you are pressing hands
on his mother’s belly
clearing out the afterbirth
making room again
She bleeds like the rest of us
Dex is a poet and former USMC Military Police Officer. She also happens to be the Managing Producer here at VetRep. Her family history is closely tied to the history of the Mormon Church, all the way back to Joseph Smith, and included polygamy which serves as the inspiration for this piece. You can follow her here.
What’s happening at VetRep…
Listen to our interview this week with Mike Schropp on the Savage Wonder Podcast.
VetRep is thrilled to present “God of Carnage” by Yazmina Reza for the month of September. A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
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We are currently offering multiple dates for our online Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.