And a child is born,
another life,
another story begins.
This one arrives on a stretcher,
rolling through the doorway
at Woman and Infants Hospital.
It couldn't wait,
couldn't stand another minute
inside the womb,
of the woman who pushed it away
I said, It's a girl.
She said
get that thing away from me.
Sad, but no surprise,
We found her at the pay phone,
High on crack
Looking for somebody to blow
To keep the party going.
The baby came early,
Maybe she knew
She couldn't take another hit.
They cut the umbilical cord,
And separated promise
from desperation.
Mother and daughter, both addicted
One by choice
The other just because.
If these creatures don’t want kids why don’t they get their tubes tied? To mess up your own life is one thing but to do that to an innocent child is horrific. Poor little girl. My prayers are with her. So sad,