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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

Date: 5/23/2012 7:23:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Susan. Outstanding. Great job. Nice going. hugs, Ralph

Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/23/2012 4:04:00 PM

Congrats on your winning work..Great one dedicated to your pregnant sister...Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 5/23/2012 6:35:00 AM

Congratulations on your placement in P.D.'s "SHHHH" contest Susan. Love, Carol

Prince Ekpemandu

Date: 5/23/2012 2:52:00 AM

Congrats on your win in the "shhh" contest

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

Joseph May

Date: 5/22/2012 8:29:00 PM

congrats on your win Susan

Painted Hunter

Date: 5/22/2012 2:16:00 PM

All hail mothers!!...and their amazing patience

David Williams

Date: 5/22/2012 2:13:00 PM

Susan congrats on your win..David

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!!

Elliott Bowe The Drunken Poet

Date: 5/17/2012 8:46:00 AM

YOU ARE TRULY ONE OF A KIND!!! THIS IS A GEM!!!

Elliott Bowe The Drunken Poet

Date: 5/17/2012 8:46:00 AM

YOU ARE TRULY ONE OF A KIND!!! THIS IS A GEM!!!

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

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?

Dan Kearley

Date: 5/1/2012 9:25:00 PM

Very nice! Your showing the love! :o)

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! :)

Pace Ink-U-Script

Date: 4/27/2012 10:04:00 PM

All smiles..nice write!! INK-U-SCRIPT

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

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.