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Poetry Speaks

I was born knowing nothing.

Maybe that's why I cried so much.

With my tiny hands reaching high

I always grabbed my mothers finger,

never wanting more.

In that month of May that will someday be carved in stone,

life was born.

A piece of paper should have been fluttering in the wind,

with a letter to the mother.

Words I couldn't say then as I didn't know how to speak

should have been written.

Today I started it,

So please read it.

I placed it in an envelope pasted shut

with a seal only a mother can open.

I was careful with the writing,

so every word should be clear.

Eventually you'll receive this paper 

that came from the future.

Will you cry for your child that was never born?

As the words disappear before your very eyes

like beautiful lines running from a crumpled paper,

will I be missed?

It's amazing.

Will I be like that paper?

As you read it will you hold your hand against your

pregnant stomach?

I hope I can feel your hands warmth.

I promise to smile while you make the decision,

as I've always loved you.

At least,

I hope I can smile at 12 weeks.

It's not your fault,

but today was a crazy day.

Nothing big happened.

And that's the point.

I can't remember the last time something

ever happened.

Are those my memories fleeting?

As I type these words,

are my hands disappearing? 

These words will be forgotten,

like the letter I sent to my mother.

Wiped from your memory,

this world will tap delete.

Whether I was buried into the ground,

or removed from the womb of my 16 year old mother;

I will bring no emotion, nor effect to the future.

This is the harsh truth.

So I hope my mom reads that letter from the future.

I can make her life a little easier,

as that can be my greatest contribution;

Since all I ever became,

was an average person.

Reviews

[Wajiha Nayeem]

deep and touching.....i love it

[unspokenpain]

I'm glad ^.^

[mou]

A very deep and sincere thought consuming poem!
the last line is taking away all the silence
very beautiful

[unspokenpain]

Thank you. ^.^ I also agree. I love the last line.

[Robert Haigh]

A moving and thought-provoking piece! Life is a precious thing.

[unspokenpain]

Thank you. I agree!