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Mother; Before you do it- Won’t you give me an ear? I know I wasn’t part of the plan And uncertainty is all I bring- To a being who’s too young to take on steeper responsibilities To a being who had set this plan for another time To a being whose life holds no stability of any kind Mother;Before you do it- Won’t you give me an ear? My intention isn’t to cause wrinkles to form in your heart The myriad questions straining your mind Or to see you with that far-away gaze For our lives are intertwined -what pains you pains me also Mother;Before you do it- Won’t you give me an ear? I know you are under a lot of pressure From my father who seems to see this the only way out Your parents, how to narrate a tale that will break their hearts The society, how to face their piercing watch and talk Or the pain of the inhumane ordeal that you went through Mother;Before you do it- Won’t you give me an ear? I would jump out of the haven of your womb- If only to fill your loneliness with my little embrace And wipe the sorrow in your eyes with my little fingers If only to fill your mind with hopeful pictures of what I could be: Maybe a doctor, a pilot, a teacher, a scientist, a famous artist Or a leader from a young age who you’d be proud of- I know this would surely make your heart smile Mother;Before you do it I know you’re not a big fan of me now But like you, God also chose me And He chose you to carry me And if He’s been faithful in sustaining you this far His faithfulness will never depart from our live So before you do it mother, rethink And hear this prayer of your unborn- Give me a chance to live ©GraceM Composition
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