Decisions Decisions

written 2005

A tiny life inside 
So small, unnoticed, insignificant 
A decision is pending 
Your inner anguish never seen 
  
A helpless being suffers for your mistakes 
Your anger 
When in the middle of the night you wake 
Tearful eyes, frozen heart 
Why can’t you have a brand new start? 
  
Old enough to flirt 
Yet too young for birth 
Accidents happen often enough 
You never knew this one would be so tough 
One night of fun, months of pain 
Outside sunny skies 
Inside clouds and rain 
  
Months of paranoia, months of stress 
Leave you feeling isolated and depressed 
Conscience and responsibility overrule 
You plan to tell all 
  
Fear and guilt begin to fade 
A wave of nausea, a jolt of reality 
You decide to bear all happily 
In an instance a decision is made 
  
Awakened by a strange sensation 
Your scream making a bloodcurdling din 
Lost in a pool of blood 
Lay your heart, your life, your soul 
All that remains is an empty black hole 
Drawing in all your pain, confusion and guilt 
You watch as your life begins to tilt 
  
Your unborn child ascends to the sky 
For days all you can do is cry 
Sadness and sorrow infiltrate your heart 
An infected arrow has penetrated 
Like a dart 
A piece of you permanently gone 

Hopefully this melancholy won’t last that long 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Something we do. Cannot be forgotten.
"Your unborn child ascends to the sky
For days all you can do is cry
Sadness and sorrow infiltrate your heart
An infected arrow has penetrated
Like a dart
A piece of you permanently gone "
Some decisions leave us with unknown places and thoughts never forgotten. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote