a Haunting Decision

A sonnet about abortion.

A haunting decision, what could have been ?
He or a she ? Tormentingly teasing...
She passes a playground not looking in
Hindsight exhuming just what she was missing.

All her possessions, successful career,
She'd never achieve with bundle of joy
Are marred with a thought that won't disappear:
Paying a 'doc' for a bundle of sigh.

Though she and her peers and parents agreed
Unheard was the life without any voice
Not given a name yet pain it received
What would it have said if 'it' had a choice ?

Her gravest mistake, she can never recast,
Haunted by an unborn ghost of the past...  

Reviews

[marcus]

yes, such a difficult question, I used to think that it might be ok, in some circumstances, but now, I'm not so sure! Even at just 2 or 3 months the baby has already formed a brain, dare I say a soul, an awareness anyway and a connection with the mother.

[thewholesoul]

me too, i used to argue for it, now i think its immoral. adoption is the better option for an unwanted baby. every woman who gets pregnant (unless raped) is responsible to some degree, sex afterall is a practice that even using protection may result in pregnancy. if the pregnancy places the mothers life at mortal risk then abortion is legitimate. i also dont agree that men are excluded from the decision just because the woman carries the baby. imagine two people bought a tv, one had no arms so naturally the one with arms carries the tv, does that then give the person with arms the sole right to destroy the tv if they so choose? i dont think so. be well my friend and take good care.

[Marie]

A tragedy. But the birth might have been a tragedy as well. Some decisions are just never going to feel right...

[thewholesoul]

hey Marie, many thxs for the read and review... i believe that adoption is always a better option from the perspective of the unwanted baby. its unfortunate that we life in a society were economic scarcity forces many woman to abort. abortion is a polemic topic that i love to discuss, i tired to fit in both sides but for me, morally speaking, i do not consider the practice a moral one unless in extreme circumstances. be well Marie, thanks again for the read, if I may recommend the Graveyard moss, or a mother whisper, i think you will enjoy it