Territory


Territory

It is only when
You come inside
That you try to claim
Territory
That is rightfully mine


Words: ©2019LCR
Image: CCO
Shared: Real Toads - Being a Woman in Times Like These

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  1. Oh, wow........that is a perspective we don't often consider...........well done. You made me stop and think. (I'm old. I can't think and type at the same time, lol.) So happy you wrote for the prompt.

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    1. Thank you. It's a wonderful prompt and with the news these days I felt that I needed to speak up in some way. I ended up paring my thoughts down to the barest elements. My body is my territory. I choose to defend it.

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  2. Things do work best (or at least they should) with clearly set boundaries, and after letting people know what they can and can not do with is very clearly ours.

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    1. Exactly. You have to know which lines can and cannot be crossed.

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  3. This is incredibly evocative and on point. A woman should always be able to defend her territory as nobody has the right to trespass without permission. ❤️

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    1. Thank you so much. I agree absolutely!!

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  4. I am on Season 3 or Handmaid's Tale... quite a LOT to think about - You say a lot with few words!

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    1. Thank you. I really felt like it should be said in the simplest way I could.

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  5. Well crafted and not a wasted word in here. Anything imposed on my body without my consent is a violation. It really is that simple.

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  6. Boundaries, they are necessary protected space, and when they're breached
    a woman has every right to fight back.

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  7. NO ONE, no one has the right to tell me or any woman what to do with HER body. Thank you.

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  8. There are some borders you cannot cross without an invitation (even vampires know that)

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    1. Lol! I like the analogy... get permission before entering!

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