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I Will Not Break

I Will Not Break

I will not break
I will not flake 
I won’t bake
My baby
Like a cake

Nor outdoor grill
Or microwave
I won’t cook 
My baby
Like a steak

I will not drink
I will not think
Of drowning 
My baby
In the sink

Nor swimming pools,
Tubs, or lakes
I won’t suffocate
Him, or
Throw him away

I will not shake
I will not smother
My crying 
Baby, or 
Make him suffer

I’ll protect my baby
And keep him safe
Because I’m his 
Mother
I will not break


Susan Burch
*Written for my sister when she was pregnant

Copyright © Black Eyed Susan | Year Posted 2012

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Ralph Taylor Date: 5/23/2012 7:23:00 PM Congrats on your win, Susan. Outstanding. Great job. Nice going. hugs, Ralph Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 5/23/2012 4:04:00 PM Congrats on your winning work..Great one dedicated to your pregnant sister...Sara Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 5/23/2012 6:35:00 AM Congratulations on your placement in P.D.'s "SHHHH" contest Susan. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Prince Ekpemandu Date: 5/23/2012 2:52:00 AM Congrats on your win in the "shhh" contest Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 5/22/2012 9:18:00 PM Hi Susan, oi! Once again back here... I think i got the whole break thing memorized already... he he he!. Congratulations,, for your awesome entry in my shh!! and poem of the week contest...thank you for supporting my contest. Have yourself a wonderful and enyable day, :-) PD Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 5/22/2012 8:29:00 PM congrats on your win Susan Login to Reply

Painted Hunter Date: 5/22/2012 2:16:00 PM All hail mothers!!...and their amazing patience Login to Reply

David Williams Date: 5/22/2012 2:13:00 PM Susan congrats on your win..David Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 5/21/2012 6:57:00 PM This has more than meets the eye....It could be silly and fun....or deadly serious, and a terrific reminder of what a good mother should recite every day!! Great job!! Login to Reply

Elliott Bowe The Drunken Poet Date: 5/17/2012 8:46:00 AM YOU ARE TRULY ONE OF A KIND!!! THIS IS A GEM!!! Login to Reply

Elliott Bowe The Drunken Poet Date: 5/17/2012 8:46:00 AM YOU ARE TRULY ONE OF A KIND!!! THIS IS A GEM!!! Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 5/16/2012 5:09:00 PM Awe, Susan, i like this poem a lot... i think i read this one already~ did i not comment this poem... anyways. Your poem, should be printed in every gynecologist office..that way new mothers should never do none of the above. I hope your sister turned out to be a good mother. Good advice, this is the second time I've seen this poem & once again it gave me the chills! The thought of all the wrong mothers, breaking and not handling a baby. Adding this to my favorites, always~ The Poet Destroyer Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/2/2012 12:22:00 AM hey, you did fantastic with this one!! you know, this might sound odd, but I thought this was written for Dr. Suess contest until I got to the end and saw you had previously done it for your sister! Heck, I bet it could pass for a Suess poem! are you going to use it for that one? Login to Reply

Dan Kearley Date: 5/1/2012 9:25:00 PM Very nice! Your showing the love! :o) Login to Reply

Elizabeth Wesley Date: 4/29/2012 5:11:00 PM Tender touch for the wee one, hope she has her baby now and applying your wisdom! :) Login to Reply

Pace Ink-U-Script Date: 4/27/2012 10:04:00 PM All smiles..nice write!! INK-U-SCRIPT Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 4/27/2012 2:41:00 PM lol, i'm sure it gave your sister a good chuckle. many congrats on your wins too, my friend Login to Reply

Nick Bagnall Date: 4/27/2012 6:51:00 AM Very dark subject for light poetry, rhyming structure is quite nice, I wish you'd carried the same structure through out. Interesting poem, glad I dropped by. Login to Reply