Pregnant With Poison
I cradle my stomach, not to keep it safe but to keep me safe from it
I can feel my womb swelling, smirking that it’s not gone yet
This guest was uninvited, but it’s settled itself at home
Explored every part of me before his presence was even known
It’s sat in quiet corners hatching a master plan
To gradually consume me, steal as much as it can,
He gets his life from draining mine
Trying to beat those who are saving mine
Handed a life sentence but what was the crime
A family all around me who are craving more time
My body tried to warn me I ignored every sign,
Although they say u need darkness if ur ever gonna shine
It’s growing inside of me, protected by my womb
Miracles and tragedy all conceived in one room
The part of me that gave me my most precious possessions
Where I grew and gave life to my two biggest blessings
Is the same part that’s going to take me from them
If I’m not still around will they know where they belong then?
I need to fight back I need to get strong for them
I need to do right so they won’t think I did wrong by them
I used all my strength and pushed with all my might
To bring them into this world and give them life
Now I use that strength to stand up and fight
I can’t bring them darkness when they bring me so much light
Copyright © Amie-Lea Kuti-King | Year Posted 2019
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