Aids
When I think about my condition I think about the predicament that I've put my
daughter in.
One night of getting laid got me contracted with Hiv/ Aids.
Damn aint that a shame. At least that's what people say but really im just afraid.
Please God tell me why it had to be me? One night beneath the sheets, pure
Extasy.
I can still feel him inside of me. It was just one of those days when I wanted to
be all alone but
I was a single mother in need of lovin' so I lost myself inside of him. It was the
worst mistake I
could have made. One drink to many led me to contract this uncurable disease I
knew I shouldn't have listen when he said he was clean.
There's not to many people I can confide in, cause who wants to touch a person
that's HIV
positive. My status is going to stick to me like a name tag for the rest of my
life. Don't touch
her she's toxic. She's dangerous. I should tattoo the monster on my back since
kids in my
daughter's school won't stop teasing her since they found out. Feelings boiling
inside me.
And I have to watch as each day passes by the stars began falling out my
daughter's eyes.
Graduation is
steadily approaching and I keep praying and hoping I will be well enough to
watch her walk
across the stage. My baby girl. The center of my world. I wish I could be there for
her. I wish I
could rewind time so she could still see me as that strong person I once was...
I'd
give anything
for a different outcome!
Copyright © Shahana Jackson | Year Posted 2007
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