Karen Croft Poet Free verse

Teen Pregnancy

I sit in an open room
watching young girls come in and out
the clipboard in my lap
she calls my name and i stand
with slightly pudgy belly
scared
knowing there's a life already within
she know's i'm scared, but leads me to the hallway bathroom
handing me a cup for my sample
so i do what i am told
waiting in the exam room
i am shaking when she reads the pregnancy test
two single lines form
i am pregnant
i cry for a minute
out of shame
maybe relief,
 because now i know i'm not alone
then i look at her puzzled
I have no family, no relatives
i've moved away so many times
running from my past
she hugs me, tells me everything will be fine
I smile and believe her
cause i have no one else to trust
eight months later she is by my side at the hospital
she smiles and says "everything will be fine"
I cry because i know someone out there cares!

*There is always someone out there that will help a teen in need.
Women's center's are only a phone call away.

mom, i'm pregnant contest
karen croft

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Brashard Bursey August 24, 2011 at 2:22 AM Do you know what else? Everybody should be against teen pregnancy.

Brashard Bursey August 24, 2011 at 2:20 AM That's a good write, Ms. Kroft. I also wrote poems in reference to teen pregnancy. As a matter fact, you should read the following poems in reference to teen pregnancy written by me: "Teen Pregnancy," "MTV's '16 and Pregnant'," "MTV's 'Teen Mom'," and "Teen Pregnancy 2: Teen Parenting," and see if you like them. And one question. Why must all teen girls wanting to get pregnant at an early age, including the age of 13 or 15? Why can't all teen boys and teen girls concentrate on their education? Teen pregnancy is sad, heartbreaking, and it's seriously pathetic.