In catechism's skirts Poem by Véronique Pittolo

In catechism's skirts, each girl is sensible of her inferiority (refusal to look nice, to have a head that spins on Saturday nights). Religion and fairy-tales make up a toxic family (false queen and vengeful son, a useless crown). The rebel girls have no desire to reproduce, nor for the factory, the convent or a husband or a wife who comes in late. Confession and white socks will be reserved for the child who feels the blood run down, and where princesses prick themselves the Virgin will appear to her (she faints).