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Everyone Needs To Read This

There are so many people who will stand up
In the cause of speaking for others, but
What is the motivation for this act
I mean what do they gain to be more exact
I mean, they speak for some, but who will speak for all 
Whose Life is more valuable....that's what I must ask yall
At the moment of conception, who will we cherish
And who will receive our condolences when they perish
Some never got to taste breath, many never saw the light of day
And if they had a chance, I imagine this is what they'd say
I never got my chance to lie, I never got my chance to tell the truth
I never got to be the elderly, I never got to be the youth
I never got to Love, I never got to hate
I never had to rush, I never had to wait
I never got to laugh, I never got to cry
I didn't get to win or lose, I didn't even get to try
I have never seen the sun, I have never seen the moon
I never felt a midnight, I never touched a noon
I never got to steal, I never got to earn
I never got to teach, I never got to learn
I didn't get to work, I didn't get to play
I never had to leave, I never got to stay
I never had my chance to listen, I never had my chance to tell
I never got to buy, I never got to sell
I never got to kill, I never got to save
I never had my chance to be bad, I never had my chance to behave
I was never your worst enemy, I was never you closest friend
I never forgot to say I Love you or to ask how have you been
But it's only Life right....I mean, you got your chance to record it
But we will never get ours....we are the aborted

"The Aborted"
by:  Eric L. Boddie

Copyright © Eric Boddie | Year Posted 2015

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Richard Nnoli Date: 10/2/2019 12:48:00 PM wow am touched am healed I feel your soul, you are gifted, richard Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 6/29/2020 5:00:00 PM thanks richard....i just try to tell the truth....

Valerie Staton Date: 2/17/2016 11:30:00 PM Wow! A very poignant write. Enjoyed reading this poem. Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 6/29/2020 4:55:00 PM i am glad you enjoyed it valerie....people need to see it for what it truly is....

Gwen Benita Mason Gibbs Date: 9/10/2015 8:41:00 PM WOW! that poem just blew me away, I love the way you out that together, you are truly gifted. Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 9/14/2015 10:02:00 AM thank you gwen....when inspiration hits you know....;)

Debbie Duncan Date: 8/30/2015 2:57:00 PM Well this is a 7 for sure,,, But I've always believed fron a little girl, I'm a thinker :) maybe cuz the catholic church ? I believed if a soul/ spirit wants to come down, They will. If not thru one pregnant mother than thru another. This is a good write :) Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 9/14/2015 10:01:00 AM you could be on to something there Debbie or the aborted could get an automatic pass to Heaven since they were not born into sin....just a thought....;)

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser Date: 8/5/2015 2:50:00 AM Eric, powerful, heart wrenching.. and very reflective! ~Olive Eloisa Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/5/2015 9:35:00 AM thank you so much olive....I try to look at things from all, or as many as possible, angles....I guess that's just my math background....lol

Jan Allison Date: 8/4/2015 11:35:00 AM Such a powerful write Eric - the title sure drew me in - such an emotive subject you tackled it head on - :-) hugs Jan xx 7 Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/4/2015 12:20:00 PM I am a fledgling writer Eric only been writing for 18 months - was interviewed on Monday on the radio about my poetry journey - am hoping it will be broadcast tomorrow:-) hugs Jan xx Eric Boddie Date: 8/4/2015 11:52:00 AM well I hope you will post it because I would Love to read it, and besides you are a very talented writer....;) Jan Allison Date: 8/4/2015 11:44:00 AM I wrote a poem for a contest on abortion but it is such an emotive topic I have never posted it.. maybe one day I will:-) hugs jan xx Eric Boddie Date: 8/4/2015 11:39:00 AM thank you so much jan....the truth will always speak for itself....I was only the vessel....;)

Alexis Y. Date: 8/4/2015 2:54:00 AM Who will speak for them? You will Eric Boddie. Your powerful write moved me deeply. I know several people who have had abortions. And they're still carrying the guilt of aborting their baby. Thanks for penning this revelant piece . Another 10 in my book:) Alexis P.S. Great title by the way. Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/4/2015 9:47:00 AM thank you alexis....the truth always needs to be heard....;)

Tammy Reams Date: 8/2/2015 6:25:00 PM What a fantastic write Eric! The title caught my attention and boy was it worth the read! A 7 from me!!!! Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/2/2015 7:17:00 PM i am so glad you liked it....maybe all my poems should have that title....lol

Constance La France Date: 8/2/2015 5:37:00 PM Eric, reading this again, wonderful and thanks for visiting my tribute poem Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/2/2015 7:16:00 PM thank you and it was Beautiful....;)

Lycia Harding Date: 8/2/2015 1:31:00 PM What an arresting and ingenious way to get this message across. Great write, Eric. xoxo Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/2/2015 2:30:00 PM thank you and you can't go wrong with truth....;)

Njeri Hunjeri Date: 8/1/2015 6:11:00 PM And i will post it on Monday because on that day innocent being will b aborted. Please read it if you can. Be blessed Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/1/2015 6:16:00 PM I will read it and thank you for the touching comment....you should let the perpetrator read this before the final decision is made....there is one abortion I know it stopped....just let them see the truth about what they are doing....I hope you get to a better mood and you have a Blessed weekend....;)

Njeri Hunjeri Date: 8/1/2015 6:09:00 PM I thank u for the title of your poem coz its what drew me to read it. This is powerful. I haven't been on soup for much this week. I have had a busy & sad week . The topic of abortion has been on my mind alot this week. From watching a documentary on how people sell parts of aborted babies to having some one close to me decide to do this. I wrote a poem titled titled 'look at you now' a few days ago. Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 6/29/2020 4:51:00 PM i cant believe i missed this comment....lol....but to hell with the person whoever thought of abortion is what i say....

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/1/2015 12:25:00 PM - A powerful poem, about the right to life !!! - Really well written, Eric ! - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/1/2015 12:38:00 PM - A theme that : IS IMPORTANT !!! - Yes, we have a choice ...... but we have to think before we choose !!! Eric Boddie Date: 8/1/2015 12:28:00 PM the ironic thing is that I am all for a person's right to choose what to do with his/her Life....you only Live once so Live as you like....I just wanted to bring the truth about abortion to light because on the Day Of Judgment there are no regrets....

Constance La France Date: 8/1/2015 10:36:00 AM Eric, I also feel strongly about abortion, I have buried two babies that never got to see the sky, your poem touched me deeply 7 and thanks for visiting my poetry Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/1/2015 10:42:00 AM I just feel every Life needs a chance....they are performing abortions and I am sure somewhere there is a human clone out there....the world keeps becoming more and more un-Godly and it saddens me....

Yolanda Scott Date: 8/1/2015 12:10:00 AM Wow!!! Powerful. Who will stand??? This one touched me!!! Just wow. Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/1/2015 12:12:00 AM it is a problem that should have never come into existence....

Pandita Sietesantos Date: 7/31/2015 11:28:00 PM Eric, you are certainly on a roll my friend and I salute you for penning this gem! This is such an incredible social, emotional, and spiritual appeal in the name of those who will never have the opportunity to speak for themselves.You continue to impress me not only with your great poetic talents but more importantly, with your sense of humanity! This is a 7 in my books! Pandita Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 7/31/2015 11:36:00 PM thank pandita....please tell everyone to check it out because no one ever wonders what could have been...they only know that they were given the chance to be....

Poet Destroyer A Date: 7/31/2015 11:24:00 PM Hi Eric, this is deep and painful to read. A life should never be taken for granted or taken away. Every life should be given a breathing chance. This is very sad, to hear the side from the aborted. A perfect 10 poem. Always ~LINDA~ Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 7/31/2015 11:33:00 PM thank you linda, and sadly, I agree....the cure for cancer may have been destroyed before it even had a chance....