Help me—
I’m losing my hold,
and so is the life I carry.
This plea isn’t empty,
this struggle isn’t obscured.
But you walk on by,
each face a silhouette,
each footfall loud as my moans.
I’m submerged in a wave
that cannot bear my weight.
Please,
just one hand,
before I fade entirely.
Center stage, the fertile womb
has room and walls.
The fourth will speak to you
with thumps and heartbeats
Loud and clear :
"I am here!"
New life cannot be ignored...
I love my sons.
Aqua Marine. September 2024.
TO MY UNBORN CHILD, FOR THIS I WRITE
FOR THIS IS MY OATH TO YOU
INTO THIS GREAT AND VARIED WORLD
YOU'LL HAVE A PLACE AND A JOB TO DO
SO AS YOUR MOTHER I CAN OFFER ADVICE
HELP YOU TO FIND YOUR WAY
THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE THERE IS MUCH TO LEARN
AND YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING NEW EACH DAY
I WILL SHOW YOU UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
TEACH YOU ABOUT FRIENDSHIPS AND GRATITUDE
SHOW YOU VALUES AND HOW TO HAVE MORALS
COMPASSION, FORGIVENESS AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE GOOD MANNERS
A PLEASE AND THANK YOU A MUST
BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ALWAYS GOOD
AND IN YOURSELF YOU MUST LOVE AND TRUST
FOR THESE ARE JUST SOME OF WHAT'S REQUIRED
AND YOU'LL LEARN ALONG THE WAY
FOR YOU TO HAVE A LIFE OF BLISS AND HAPPINESS
IT'S ALL THAT'S LEFT FOR ME TO SAY
-dear child in my womb
once born keep your eyes open
see all that you can
-learn all that you can
the world will not stop for you
don't be left behind
-don't be a number
be a leader to follow
someone trustworthy
-know all right from wrong
and you will always go far
be strong laugh love live
September 1, 2023
Unborn child,
wear your crown with pride,
let no man rid you off your worth.
Listen closely to your inner voice,
it holds off no lies nor truths, stay true.
Pave your own way, let not yourself go,
there are far more things to get rid of.
Birth your passions to life,
they will help steer you to greater heights.
Lean not on naysayers, but to closer to motivators.
Live for You, stand tall,
Let no one taint your soul!
Let true love in, neglect what doesn't move you,
Let it be You who you fight for the most.
For You, I'd do the impossible and leave you one day,
to do to your Own.
I love You!
12 February 2023
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Nigh are the chronicles through infant lens
that begins its long unimagined page,
and behold, all the world to its far ends
shall in time be your playground and your stage.
But for now we wait in last days careworn
a labour of love and bounty of life -
on my honour I’ll welcome my firstborn
when in my keep I hold my son and wife.
Gift him the arts and mercies of good men,
make heard his voice over the bark of most
and not want for love or false praise ask - then
my boy, my son, I’ll have no prouder boast.
Soon this big world you will enter my child
and soon a first breath and a firstborn smile.
Written: October 1999
For Oscar
Where do I start?
What should I say?
I would have loved to hold you in my hands
Kiss your forehead
And tell you how much I love you
You know your dad would have loved to hold you
Oh how I wish I could have told you
Told you what an amazing man he is
Told you how much he loves kids and how much
He loves you too, told you how much he would
Have loved to kiss that beautiful face of yours
Oh unborn child,where are you now?
Dear unborn child
I want you to know that for those 8 days
And for the rest of my life I LOVE YOU
I am thankful for that one week I got to hold
You inside of my body even if it will never be enough you know sometimes I think that not
Having you was really unfair well in this world nothing is fair NO!! This pain is too much
To bare and I try to only keep you in my
Heart but sometimes it just feels like you ain't there I just want you to be near..
Twinkle twinkle little star
Up in heaven is where you are
Flying high and twinkling bright
My guiding star
My shining light
Twinkle twinkle little star
My perfect angel is what you are
Empathy is the first foundation of love
If you need to be loved then why others shouldn't be
If you need to be cared for then why others shouldn't be
Let only one thing stop you from loving and let it be death
Let it be when your heart no longer feel pain
Let it be when your hands are too cold to feel the heat
I might not be there to teach you how but let your heart lead the way
Don't love because of the ones colour , education, beauty, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, disability but because everyone deserves to be
With all the forces from the four corners of the earth
Let non stop your heart from loving
Not even me should
Make not my mistake nor that of your mother
The are more mirrors then you can count
They are in everyone that walk pass you
Don't pay hate for hate, jealousy for jealousy
Love mama nature and give her all the care
Let this be told to your unborn generation
That love is the only answer
To my unborn child:
I don't know what this journey has in store for us or what the future may hold.
But my promise to you is that I will be the best mother that I can be.
I will give you everything that you need and some of your wants.
I am not perfect but I will do my best to love you, be there for you and to protect you.
We may struggle on this journey but we will do it together..
There will be things that you will not understand but as time passes you will see that it was with your best interest at heart.
To my unborn child,
whom I will never get to meet.
I'll forever miss the sound of your voice,
and your perfect little feet.
I'll never get to hold your hand,
on walks by the lake.
I'm sorry I let you down,
and met your mommy too late.
I'll never hear you cry,
or get to see you pout.
I'm sorry I wasn't there,
and for how our lives turned out.
I'll go to bed each night,
and dream of what will never be.
The three of us together,
her, you and me.
Life itself creation
You were a little creation in lifes making Which sadly has left my heart on the breaking. A grandchild created not to live on this earth At least in heaven youve given this ctuel world wide berth. And i can only imagine what your life could have been In imagination of what onlu my thoughts now are seen. Born into thos world but without lige or breath Already an angel in heaven, already gone to your death. I wont ever forget you even though life didnt become A part of the future with me or your family in years to succumb. Kust the size of my palm when you into the world appeared A picture to of perfection & beauty kept from a world to be feared. Copyright © Anna Sabrina Tate | Year Posted 2016
Copyright © Anna Sabrina Tate | Year Posted 2017
Oh please be stil my little dear,
Your time’s not now but it grows near.
Be not afraid when you come out,
Just meet your new world with a shout.
I will be there to hold you near
And wipe your little tears,
With sweet kisses full of love,
While angels smile at you above.
And when your heart is full of doubt,
I ask you please don’t shut me out.
I will be there to break your fall,
For all you need to do is call.
Oh go-ahead and kick my sweet,
For my love for you is now complete.
Just listen to my heart so near,
And know that I will persevere.
Impatiently I wait for thee,
To make your journey out of me.
So kick away my tiny daughter,
Your efforts will not break my water.
I cannot wait to hear your cry
So that I may then apply,
Sweet little kisses on your face
While giving you a small embrace.
And when you grow up please don’t forget
To look at life without regret.
Trust in yourself and you will find,
Your life and mine will be combined.
So for now my little one,
Try to sleep and have some fun,
For I will keep you safe until
Both our dreams become fulfill.
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.
As a brilliant bulb lights up the room;
a woman weeps as consciousness slips.
And white on white adds glare to the gloom,
as fear spills freely from mumbling lips.
As guilt seeps into nightmarish dreams,
her pregnancy has her nerves on hooks.
And tears culminate in silent screams,
bullied by scorn and accusing looks.
There's no escaping the shame she feels,
ending the life of her unborn child.
Though she fell in love head over heels,
she was cruelly ravaged and defiled.
A chill penetrates her very core
as her broken heart struggles to cope.
For when a life ends, it is no more,
nothing’s left inside, not even hope.
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