Six weeks old today mamma
a birthday gift for me,
a pair of big brown eyes through
one day i will see.
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Putting a human face on the victim is all important. Well done!
This is a powerful, unusual, and authentic piece about a fiercely controversial subject. I found it very moving. Excellent poem. Warmly, Alison
Mamas do all kinds of things for all kinds of reasons...and some children suffer in real life because their Mamas made the wrong choices without giving them even a second thought. No one wins this argument and the children are generally the losers...and round and round and round in the circle again.
This is deeply unusual, inspired - from the other perspective, if there were one, before it is got rid of. It is cleverly, intriguely, engagingly and thought-provokingly written. I take my hat off to you. t x
That was a very deep poem Very interesting and excellent