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Epitaph Of An Aborted Child
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Epitaph Of An Aborted Child |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore 
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I was glad i was to be your little girl We would have had so much fun playing Barbie dolls and sewing dresses But you frowned deeply when you saw the colours change Why, mummy, why didn't you welcome me? I was looking forward to meeting Dad A tall strong kindly figure he would be, bringing me to the zoo and teaching me baseball But you sobbed as you confided in Granny that Daddy was irresponsible and had abandoned us What, mummy, does "irresponsible" and "abandoned" mean? I kicked you playfully the other day Giggling, i squealed in delight I thought we would have a nice game of touch-a-boo But you yelled loudly and your hands pounded heavily on my delicate body Why, mummy, why did you play so rough? I was bubbling in excitement I was growing bigger by the day Soon, I would be able to see your lovely face But you put enormous tapes, hurting me so So that your bulge wouldn't show Why, mummy, why weren't you proud of me? I see white angels before me I wriggle my little fingers, delighted that you have asked them to play with me But they all look so stern and fierce Now,they are even cutting me up with sharp knives Why, mummy, why do you put me through such pain? I hear your heart-wrenching sniffles I hear Granny trying to cajole you to "eat a little" I long to go over and comfort you But everything seems so dark around here I struggle to crawl towards you, however i trip and fall Why, mummy,why have things turned out to be so dismal? |
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lotharingia Senior Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 897saarbruecken, Germany |
Kaile, This is a very moving poem. A very original perspective, too. I like the way the unborn baby feels only love and no bitterness, not yet damaged by the complexity of life and society, and also the way you hint at the mother’s despair. Lotharingia "For God's sake, he's a poet. Poets are meant to feel miserable. Otherwise, what the hell are they here for? What are they going to write about?" Tom Holland |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Oh God, how sad. I am almost in tears here. Poor little baby girl, never wanted..Extremely powerful message, and well written poem. |
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Hardrock Senior Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 948New Hampshire, USA |
Kaile...The poem speaks for itself. I have no words to add. I used to be pro-choice until God touched my heart some years ago. Nicely put, Kaile. Hardrock |
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a-alibaster Member
since 2000-01-08
Posts 392 |
Not many things make this dark soul cry, but this............ I am speechless! "There is an alter ego which dwells in every soul..." a-alibaster "I am as I am, nothing more, nothing less, I am tears of pain, tears of Death. |
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demoninlove Member
since 2000-02-11
Posts 211Dehradun |
Very very sad and haunting - beautifully written Deepak |
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sgreybe Member
since 2000-04-28
Posts 209London, UK |
Dear Kaile *gulp* I am in tears here... so powerful, moving, thoroughly real... thanks for sharing (I'm glad some people believe in the baby) A great poem Sylvia |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
... Sad... sigh. Almost made me cry here at work. I feel the pain, the confusion of this child... I, umm... what does one say. There is a power here that can't be denied... you've touched me. Christopher |
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Cyndey Member
since 2000-05-18
Posts 84Arkansas |
that is such a moving poem, beautifully written, and so woefully sad. It brought tears to my eyes... and visions also. Thank you for sharing your words with us. Cyndey "All that we see or seem, Is but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan Poe |
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BrittH26 New Member
since 2000-07-15
Posts 9florida |
so sad it made me cry i have 2 children and im 3 months pregnant with my third one. i could never do anything like that. it was very moving |
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jennie may* Member
since 2000-06-17
Posts 122 |
Wow...I am speechless and on the verge of tears. You took a new angle than I have not seen before: the view from the little unborn child. Such a controversial topic expressed so influentially...maybe people will take a moment after they read this to think about the reality of abortion and the preciousness of the little life people too often take away. Thank you for sharing this work. "We have all these galaxies inside of us. And if we don't enter those in art, then I don't understand the point in doing anything."-Sam Shepard |
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qtpieelmo Senior Member
since 2000-07-04
Posts 989Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY |
WoW very powerful & kinda scary my boyfriend almost tempted me into having an abortion but the next time he does i will show him this & he'll realize how i feel gret poem luv elmo  |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
This is a tender write for the unborn children...thanks for speaking up for them.. I wrote a poem called "A desire to wait" partially on this subject. Take care...James |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
Heavens, no one reading this could help but be moved. It is a sensitive foetus version of life and/or abortion. Brought tears to this mothers eyes... Superb hon really superb... I'll tell you this...... No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn..... ~Isis~ (Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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Justbleu Member Elite
since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329Oregon, Originally From Alaska :) |
I don't know what to say but I'm in tears!! What a good piece through the baby's eyes!! Bridgette "Somewhere, somehow, it should be possible to touch someone and never let go again. To hold someone, not for a moment but forever." Unknown |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
thank you all for your marvellous replies...i dont really fancy myself as a poet but am glad that i have managed to write something that may touch other people jimlee, i dont have time now but rest assured i will check out ur poem eventually thanx once again!! |
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Jeremiah Johnson Senior Member
since 2000-06-08
Posts 1223Brooksville, Fl, U.S |
WOW my friend a great piece. so deep with thought and meaning makes one think of the rights and wrongs in this world. i for one don't believe in killing an unborn child. i told an Ex a while back if anything happened i would make sure she had the baby even if she did not want it and drop her because of wanting to kill a living thing. I'm a dying romantic and when i can no longer write i can no longer live -Jeremiah Johnson- |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
thank you Jeremiah for replying btw,jimlee, i clicked on your profile but couldnt find the poem which you have mentioned..can you post it so that i may read? thanks |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
kaile I read this again...a very strong and touching message...The poem "A Desire to Wait" can be found in OP 7....after you click on my profile...click right below where it says Passions In Poetry...It will say "show all post by registered user". Then you can have access to all the poems in the archives...James |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Kaile. This is a very powerful piece of writing. Heartbreaking. I'm so moved by this! Glad it was brought back up so I could read it. K |
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CitiZen-One Member
since 2000-09-22
Posts 84New Mexico |
sick, sad and true. Every Year since 1973 1 Million little girls and boys cry out in silence and in dark pain they are ripped from the warm wombs of cold modern women. To be sent to their formeldahyde or garbage can hell. 1 Million last year, 1 Million this year, 1 Million next year. 1 Million forever and ever. The Real Holocaust. |
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Lady Lost Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 470 |
Very intense. "And I still believe you can never have too much fiction because reality is such a bore..." - REA |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
thank you all for your replies...very much appreciated |
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Erin Member Elite
since 2000-06-15
Posts 2527~Chicago~ |
I have never read a poem that hit me really good like this did. I dont even know what to say. I am glad that I did get to read this though. Thank you much for sharing it! ~*Love is sometimes like a rose. Beautiful in the beginning but dies in the end.*~ |
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Mon Cherie
since 2001-10-31
Posts 922Land of Never-ending Summers |
Kaile, it sounds lame now, coz this poem was posted quite some time back, but I really like this one... a lot!!! The way you tried to show us the innocence of that child, not knowing the meaning of irresponsible, wanting to play hide and seek inside her mom's tummy, and not understanding that the angels she see are actually doctors... This is such a moving piece!!! |
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