Abortion Poem N Prayer 18
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Hi everyone, my spiritual director backed out in doing pro-choice especially when I mentioned Father Frank Pavone, director of Priests for Life, he was terrified. It's something good for some people of God. I was numb after I spoke with my spiritual director. I am okay now and God grant me courage to keep on going with pro-choice. He got scared with only human and I have holy fear to God. I will keep on doing the Pro-choice poem because I'm not dreaming when I had the revelation, I know myself. I know we're going to be a saint because God chose us to be.
Please feel free to comment, I think I need that. Thank you and God bless!!!
The summer before my senior year of college
I had the internship of my dreams
Was poised to apply to the best graduate programs in my field
I had casual sex with someone I had just met, got pregnant
Had an abortion
Six years later, I had landed my first big job at a venerable institution,
Was writing my dissertation
In the early days of my relationship with my current long-term partner
I got pregnant and had a second abortion
In both cases
I was not economically or emotionally prepared to be a parent
Nor was I willing to sacrifice my career goals
Which it seemed like I would need to do, for parenthood
Access to safe and affordable abortion services (Planned Parenthood, for me)
In the company of compassionate companions (women friends in the first case
My partner in the second) allowed me to make these difficult decisions
By the time I was 35 I was far enough along in my career to be an attentive
Loving parent and have a great job as a professor
Helping young people meet their personal and professional goals
It wasn’t easy to have two abortions
But I am fortunate to have had the choice
Will continue to do all that I can to make sure that my daughter
Her friends
and my loved female students have the same human rights
I have benefited from
Almighty Eternal God,
Please forgive me that had two abortions, Please grant me perseverance to stand up on my own, I’m not ready to be a mother yet but I greatly thank You for delivering Courage to me that although it’s the rarest quality of humans to have, I would like to do the impossible because I truly believe in You, grant me Fortitude to have determination in changing my life and patience to be a great mother to my daughter in Father Christ name. Amen.
Copyright © Jacqueline R. Mendoza | Year Posted 2020
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