Crying Foetus

CRYING FOETUS 

Hearing through the ears of  my mother’s skin; 
the voice of confusions rushing like waters  on the earth; am  coming to stay.
Crying in the womb of my mother;  tears becomes my milk;

 I Cried  for my endangered life hearing; 
From my mother’s complains; complains of hardship and, 
unsafe world  awaiting me. 
As the river flow  on the rock and the waterfall cry ; advising me to stay, 
She  cried for God’s provision when I come. 
In my helplessness, the  womb pushed  me out into this world of endless  sorrows.

I am crying for the sorrowful life am coming to live, and  endured.  
Crying for the danger of rape;
 if am female; and,  if am male, struggle continues till  I return.
When I remembered my turning around in the womb, 

Which one is  better; to return, or to  face reality of the pains;  
The pains to pay my father’s debts, pains to renovate his  old building;
Or the pains to cope with heartless Leaders.
Stop crying, said my afterbirth; return,  if you can’t cope.
-	Pastor Alfred Brown.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Ray Avatar
August 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM
finding meaning in life is the grace within....great poem
Rodrigues Avatar
September 29, 2022 at 7:52 AM
…tears become my milk - so very sad.
Emmanuel Brown Avatar
September 30, 2022 at 11:47 AM
Thanks Kim. what makes us to cry ; will make us to rejoy by God grace.
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