I wrote this in the context of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings in the US, drawing the parallels with Mary’s experience. 

The video was produced and created by Helen Draper. 

The poem is read by Julia Loveless.

A woman is not believed

Young, poor, unmarried;
a pregnant virgin

Really

Her story is unbelievable
in a day and an age where
her story
must defer to
his story

But she believed
She knew the truth
And he grew in her womb,
delivered to a world
where he would change every story

Beyond
belief