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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

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Ralph Taylor May 23, 2012 at 7:23 PM Congrats on your win, Susan. Outstanding. Great job. Nice going. hugs, Ralph

Sara Kendrick May 23, 2012 at 4:04 PM Congrats on your winning work..Great one dedicated to your pregnant sister...Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown May 23, 2012 at 6:35 AM Congratulations on your placement in P.D.'s "SHHHH" contest Susan. Love, Carol

Prince Ekpemandu May 23, 2012 at 2:52 AM Congrats on your win in the "shhh" contest

Poet Destroyer A May 22, 2012 at 9:18 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

Joseph May May 22, 2012 at 8:29 PM congrats on your win Susan

Painted Hunter May 22, 2012 at 2:16 PM All hail mothers!!...and their amazing patience

David Williams May 22, 2012 at 2:13 PM Susan congrats on your win..David

Carrie Richards May 21, 2012 at 6:57 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!!

Elliott Bowe The Drunken Poet May 17, 2012 at 8:46 AM YOU ARE TRULY ONE OF A KIND!!! THIS IS A GEM!!!

Elliott Bowe The Drunken Poet May 17, 2012 at 8:46 AM YOU ARE TRULY ONE OF A KIND!!! THIS IS A GEM!!!

Poet Destroyer A May 16, 2012 at 5:09 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

Andrea Dietrich May 2, 2012 at 12:22 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?

Dan Kearley May 1, 2012 at 9:25 PM Very nice! Your showing the love! :o)

Elizabeth Wesley April 29, 2012 at 5:11 PM Tender touch for the wee one, hope she has her baby now and applying your wisdom! :)

Pace Ink-U-Script April 27, 2012 at 10:04 PM All smiles..nice write!! INK-U-SCRIPT

Jack Horne April 27, 2012 at 2:41 PM lol, i'm sure it gave your sister a good chuckle. many congrats on your wins too, my friend

Nick Bagnall April 27, 2012 at 6:51 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.