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Nesting Instinct of Women (Free verse) by Dovina

Inside the hive a virgin worker lies bent head and folded wings sealed within her quiet cell until awakened from larval sleep by caress and beating of her sisters' wings She fears to leave behind the fixed prismatic form hesitates at the void of space the brilliant outdoor color and shrinks from loneliness of light Duty draws her from the nest wind twists her from the course but she knows she can return to familiar smell of honeycomb where her sisters work and others wait to be born

Dovina 14-May-05/8:54 AM
I love it so much when you say, “I expect you to say . . .” It gives me the confidence to say anything and receive an “I told you so.” What we are dealing with here is what you call a “Scientifical accuracy alert.” You see, worker bees are females who cannot have sex. They never seek “manbees” or drones because they are built to be workers and have no sexual desires. That statement alone bunks most of your argument, especially that “In either event, you have a woman fearing (and by extension centering her existence around) sexual encounter with a man,” and "leaving-the-nest fear is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS at its root man-centered." "[her] duty is to become impregnated and return home to rear children."

I do enjoy reading what you think I mean by what I write. It usually centers on some attitude or worldview that you claim I have and proceeds to explain to me how it is uncool. It is comforting to know that your recent bout with encouragement and kindness has subsided and we are back on an even keel.

Please take another look at th poem in this light and tell me what you think.




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