donette matteson - Abortion

I am tiny but
I am here
I have daddy's eyes and
your blond hair
I have ten fingers
and ten toes
I have a cute
little nose
I am six months
along
I can't wait to be
in your arms where I
belong
Today my mother tried
to abort me
I guess I wasn't meant
to be
In the trash at
last? !

Surprise?

I started to cry
gasping for air
I wondered why
Don't you know
I have a right not
to die?
I lived and I
survived
And no one can take my
right away
No one.......

donette matteson

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/abortion-12/