THE ABORTION MAN

MONTH 1 IM DEVELOPING A BACKBONE
IVE BURROWED INTO YOUR UTERUS AND FOUND A HOME
MY SPINAL COLUMN IS FORMING JUST AS WELL
IF YOU COULD SEE ME YOU COULD TELL
MONTH 2 MY FACIAL FETURES ARE VISABLE I HAVE A MOUTH AND A TOUNGE
I HAVE EYES AND CAN MOVE AND EVEN HAVE LUNGS
I HAVE ARMS AND LEGS AND CAN MOVE THEM GRACEFULLY
OH MOMMY YOU WOULD BE SO PROUD OF ME
MONTH 3 MY LITTLE HEART IS ALMOST COMPLETE
MY TINY TEETH ARE FORMING AND I EVEN HAVE FEET
MOMMY DO YOU FEEL WHEN I KICK INSIDE
I HOPE I WASNT THE ONE WHO MADE YOU CRY
MONTH 4 I CAN TASTE EVERYTHING YOU EAT
ALL THESE NEW THINGS ARE JUST SO NEAT
I HAVE FINE HAIR, EYEBROWS AND EYELASHES
AND SOMETIMES I SLEEP AND GET WIRED FLASHES
MONTH 5 I KNOW YOU CRY CAUSE I CAN HEAR
TELL ME MOMMY WHATS YOUR FEAR
I HAVE FINGERNAILS AND FINGERPRINTS NOW
IF YOU COULD JUST SEE ME YOUD SAY WOW
MONTH 6 MOMMY I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY
THAT YOU DIDNT WANT ME ANYWAY
WHAT DO YOU MEAN DONT YOU LOVE ME SO
TELL ME MOMMY I NEED TO KNOW
MONTH 7 I AM GROWING MORE EVERYDAY
DONT CRY MOMMY ITS OK
I HEARD YOU TELL DADDY ALL YOU FEARS
PLEASE WATCH WHAT YOU SAY REMEMBER I HAVE EARS
MONTH 8 YOU DIDNT GET TO SEE ME YOU WERE TO LATE
TODAY MOMMY I MET MY FATE
I FELT AIR ON MY LEGS AND I COULD KICK
THEN SOMETHING WENT INTO MY HEAD I THINK IT WAS A STICK
MOMMY IT HURT REALLY BAD
NO ONE WOULD HELP ME NOT YOU OR DAD
ALL I COULD SEE WAS A TABLE AND A SHEET
THEN MOMMY I THINK I FELL ASLEEP
BUT WHEN I WOKE THIS MAN HELD ME IN HIS ARMS
AND TOLD ME THAT HE WAS PROTECTING ME FROM ANY HARM
I THINK HE SAID HIS NAME WAS GOD
I ASKED IF YOU WERE OK AND HE GAVE ME A NOD
HE SAID A MAN NAMED ABORTION TOOK ME AWAY
AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE CAUSE NOW I WAS OK
MOMMY YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED ME AND BEEN SO PROUD
BUT YOU CANT SEE ME IM WAY IN THE CLOUDS
STAY AWAY FROM THAT MAN THAT TORE US APART
I SURE HOPE HE HASNT BROKEN YOUR HEART
I TOLD THAT MAN GOD TO TELL YOU I LOVED YOU
AND HE MADE ME CRY CAUSE HE SAID YOU LOVED ME TO
MOMMY BEFORE I GO AWAY
I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY
DID YOU KNOW THAT MAN WAS HURTING ME SO
YOU DONT HAVE TO TELL ME I JUST WANTED TO KNOW
EVEN IF YOU DID MOMMY ITS OK
ILL UNDERSTAND IF YOU DIDNT WANT ME TO STAY
I HOPE YOU GET TO SEE ME AND WHO IVE BECOME
ILL WAIT FOR YOU MOMMY ~LOVE YOUR SON~
by Kristina Folz
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