Kim Merryman Poet Free verse

A Violation of Human Life - For Contest

A child is conceived in the womb of its mother,
where it will be nourished, where it will grow;
a place of warmth and safety.                                                      
Life begins at conception.
But not all babies are wanted and they cry from the womb:
"I am alive! I want to live! Please, let me live!"
But their cry is not heard, their pleas ignored.
They are murdered in the womb,
a place of warmth and safety.'


8/20/15
For Olive Eloisa Guillermo's "Knock Us Down With Your Lines" contest
on human rights violations.

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Emile Pinet August 28, 2015 at 10:03 AM Words are sometimes few and far between when our feelings need expressing. Good job of relaying your feelings so others may see what makes you tick. Emile. Kim Merryman August 28, 2015 at 7:53 PM Thank you, Emile!

Andrea Dietrich August 23, 2015 at 11:20 AM a good one against this basic human right! Kim Merryman August 28, 2015 at 7:52 PM Thank you, Andrea!

The Grahamburglar August 22, 2015 at 11:47 PM Reminds me of Horton Hears a Who...to the masses, a speck is a speck, to which Horton replies, A life is a life, no matter how small. Beautiful theme, and a much kinder approach to the topic than I probably would have mustered. =) Kim Merryman August 28, 2015 at 7:52 PM Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it.

Njeri Hunjeri August 20, 2015 at 9:58 PM Very honest write of an issue that is sometimes ignored and of the innocents are easily removed and forgotten. All the best in the contest Kim Kim Merryman August 28, 2015 at 7:51 PM Thank you, Njeri!

Eve Roper August 20, 2015 at 8:23 PM :'~( heartbreaking and true. Kim, good job on the poem and good luck in the contest a 7 Kim Merryman August 28, 2015 at 7:50 PM Thank you, Eve!