{"id":13587,"date":"2020-09-15T12:17:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T11:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/the-burden-of-ownership\/"},"modified":"2020-09-15T12:17:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T11:17:32","slug":"the-burden-of-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/the-burden-of-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"The Burden of Ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Burden of Ownership<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Jenny Mitchell<\/em><\/p>\n

He measures cost in body parts. A head pays
for a month of food; two eyes a week of drink.
Christmas adds a throat. Carved out with care
the neck still holds a yoke if the chin is firm
weight evenly proportioned.<\/p>\n

Four breasts pay for his wife’s new car, a mad
extravagance she must not think will be the norm.
Her furs demand a score of navels.
One manly chest is paid for every house \u2013
he only wants the very best.<\/p>\n

A waist is worth the price of land: an acre for two wombs.
Twelve manhoods buy a gushing stream
to serve his many fields. A sack of feet placed
in a bank account, maintains his balance
and the boast: he’s always in the black.<\/p>\n

Listen to Jenny reading\u00a0the poem<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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