I've taken back my body
It's mine I have the right.
This body will no longer be a
instrument of war
but an instrument of peace.
This body will no longer pour
pleasure upon others
But will feel the pleasure that
bubbles up from within me.
This body will not define me,
but instead move me so I can be
defined by the action in my heart.
MAGGIE MARTIN
I served in the Army from 2001 to 2006, first in 123 Signal Co. then Special Troops Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA. I deployed three times in five years, once for a seven month training exercise in Kuwait, Iraq in the initial invasion, and then back again in OIF III. I am now chapter president of IVAW in Savannah, GA, where I live and work for Peace.