Be Free

P.O.V. of a young pregnant woman all alone.

Everyday a bird sits on my windowsill,

I watch him and wish to be him,

I wish I could be free

And live my life the way I want to

But I'm stuck taking care of a baby 

All alone,

The father is free and nowhere to be found,

Out living his life

The way he wants to

While I sit at the window

And watch life pass me by,

I always thought

It could never happen to me

I just ended up being another statistic,

I'm all alone wishing I could

Be free again,

But I know I can't because 

I'm the mother of this baby

And its my responsibility,

I just dream of being free again

But I know it cannot happen

No matter how much I want it to

So I watch the bird fly away

And watch life as I know it

Tag along with him... 

Reviews

[K.C. Zbryk]

Touching, and saddening at the same time. The tale you tell is tragic and an all too common one, but the way this is written gives it a very bittersweet feel. The character dreaming that she was free, but only able to live vicariously through a bird is one of the most poetic thisgs that i have ever read. Absolutily brilliant.

[Yina]

That's really sad. It's so unfair that the fathers of these babies are so often nowhere near once they find out there is a baby. So sad:(

[Barbara Lynne]

to have a little life depend on you doesn't have to be sad...yes...life as you know it may be different...but the love from that little one will bless you more than anything else you could have dreamed of...one day at a time...

[Safe&sound<3 ♫]

i love it. but, on one stanze, "i just ended up being another static" is it supposed to be statistic? other than that i love it

[brenda]

sad situation but well written:)

[Coyote Poetry]

A sad poem. Motherhood is great responsibility. It had rewards too. I like how you used the example of the bird. Sometime we give up freedom for something worth more. A outstanding poem.
Coyote

[sarah]

This is such a strong write so many young mothers resent their babies and it causes a lifetime of resentment.