To My Unborn Child

My dear unborn child, Take a moment to be still While I narrate to you Life in pithy sentences It is a phenomenon in which Sweetness and Bitterness Make strange bedfellows On the Sweet Side Lie Joy, Happiness, Blessing Favour, Wealth, Knowledge, Good Health, Wisdom and Strength On the Bitter Side Exist Sorrow, Hardship, Hunger Pain, Poverty, Bad Luck, Foolishness Bad Health and Weakness But these, I hope, Will not be your lot Having lived long on the Bitter Side I am making plans and efforts To see that that you come to The Sweet Side of Life So please bear with me For keeping you long at bay It is so that when you come To this world, like a few others, You might also have a say.