Woman v. The Government
Woman:
I cannot afford to have a child right now. Can I have birth control?
Government:
No.
Woman:
I got pregnant but I cannot afford to have a child and I'm not ready to be a parent. Can I have an abortion?
Government:
No.
Woman:
I had the child, but I cannot afford to raise him. Will you help me out?
Government:
No.
Woman:
I guess I'll have to give my child up for adoption.
Barry and Steve:
We would love to raise your child. We have been in a committed relationship for 15 years. We have steady careers and are very successful and financially stable. We love children and wish to provide a loving nurturing environment for your child. Would you be willing to give your child to us?
Woman:
Sure, as long as it's ok with the government.
Government:
No.
Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.
And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
‘Good-morning,’ and he glittered when he walked.
And he was rich - yes, richer than a king -
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.
So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.
-Edwin Arlington Robinson
