Shrinking my life from a symphony
endowed with nuance, shade, light, melody
and counterpoint plus harmonics.
Reducing me to a parody unrecognisable.
A bitter cacophony.
Do you realise how your clever hatreds form
naught but the accompaniment to your woman-hating dirge?
Each aria says to every woman,
that she is lesser.
Even if she doesn’t realise it yet,
and still believes she is free.
She is a vessel of evil.
Fit only for incubator status.
Everything defective from skin to frame to thoughts.
Shrinking my loss, my baby, the grief to dot points.
Obliterating humanity.
Enabling hatred.
How did we move so far from love
that a mother’s grief became the vehicle
with which to punish her?
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I am in tears, and I have no words for you. Just love and prayers from a long away distance.
I was going to comment on your facebook post last night and I couldn’t because the words wouldn’t come. There are no words that describe my feelings for what you have endured…
Until I read this.
Your courage, your decency, your love overwhelms me.
You are an exceptional woman Janet Fraser.
I hope you really know that, because I do.
I have no words, only tears in my eyes and sadness in my heart. Big love xxxxx
Dearest Janet, love and blessings to you dear woman as you journey the depths of your heart. I am sure that your darling sweet babe abides with you. xxx
The system is so profoundly flawed
I am sorry you were a scapegoat in that. I love you muchly <3
I was somebody who condemned your choices back in 2009, worried for the future of homebirth. But I have learnt a lot since then & I want to thank you for that. I was appalled by the media coverage, the pettiness, the cruelty, the sensationalist distortion, the utter disregard for the reality that you are a real person and yours a real family. What sort of society do we live in that this sort of behaviour is considered perfectly acceptable, even desirable? I’ve had two friends contact me since last night suddenly concerned about my homebirth plans, & I feel ashamed that I don’t have the courage to say how I really feel about this media slaying, but instead feel compelled to persuade them that what I’m doing is safe. I’m comforted by the fact that I know you have a very strong support network, and people close to nourish you with kindness and love. All my very best wishes.
I too have no words, Janet. Just a heaviness and sadness. So much love for you dear woman. Know I think of you often xxx
Thank you, such kind comments. I really appreciate it.