birth control

Birth control is the arcane ritual by which humanity secures its future by avoiding oversupply. It wields a variety of gadgets and incantations (instructions) to navigate the tightrope between adolescent curiosity and parental hopes. At times accompanied by the deafening sermon of personal responsibility, it also serves as the touchstone of trust in a partnership. No matter how flawless the proclaimed defense, life’s inconvenient holes always appear.

contraception

Contraception is the art of enjoying the sweet fruit of sex while casting no unwanted shadow of offspring upon one's future. The props of lotion and latex that captivate young hearts are amusingly unreliable, slipping at times, tearing at others. The delicate tightrope of consent and avoidance is humanity's perennial affliction, seeking romance and security in the same breath. Society herds it into the pens of science and morality, while families ride the rollercoaster of anticipation depending on its outcome. Should it fail, the weighty phrase 'unplanned' falls with dire gravity—contraception is, in the most ironic sense, the crossroads of hope and anxiety.