'Did I Ever Exist? ' Comments
I am not sure I ever lived, except in this imagined space,
This concoction of words that perhaps make a little sense
To a kindly heart like yours.
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A poem with deep feelings and sadness has been so touchingly and movingly delineated. The essence of this poem is great and pensive. Thanks for saring.10
This is so sad....The way it started off I thought it was just another metaphysical philosophic poem. But no - the true story behind it gives life and voice to a being that never got the chance to speak or be a part of our world. This was a very moving read. Usually this kind of topic is written from the mother or father's perspective; but hearing it from the child's perspective is both refreshing and very heartbreaking.
I am deeply touched by your sympathetic reading. It encourages me to continue trying to write verse or prose n words, phrases and images that stir fellow-feeling in a reader intuitively, though the context may be unfamiliar. I thank PH for this generous linking of minds.
Very pensive....very touching....no words beyond silent tears
Thank you, Poet Indira Renganathan. As one who is from the same culture and environment, may I request you to browse another poem I posted in PH, 'Praise for woman's courage in Suburbia'. /we value compassion. That theme stirred my verse about a 'Mottled Cow' on the street below our balcony. Best wishes. AM
Imagine space! ! With the muse of life. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Once come into this world, life long visa is granted, and that's for sure; whether for long or short stay!
'Did I Ever Exist? A very touching way to relate a pathetic incidence which is the most unexpected by a young hopeful mother. Especially when a man empathizes such a being, it sounds marvelous. Your positioning is well deserved Congrats and thanks for sharing a poem of great profundity.
I am gratified that 'Poem-Hunter' has chosen this verse as the 'Member-poem' of 20 February,2017. This private family tragedy does merit commiseration by sensitive readers. AM
I was deeply moved when I read this poem: I found it rather haunting (echoed in my ear.) I also read it tentatively. Thoroughly understood what was being convey. You did well by adding your own imprint to a very well known piece of masterpiece! Congratulation for getting recognition for the day.
a very sad poem of innocence being lost to a brave new world?
A touching and poignant poem- - I am reading it again and it really moves me as a reader - - -The way you handle a subject of 'Still Birth when an embryo dies in the mother's womb before seeing the light of the world, is an amazing work of poetic craft..- -Congratulations for being the Poet of the Day.
This is a heart-wrenching poem that brought me to tears. It elicited such strong emotion from me because I am a walking miracle. According to several specialists at that time, I was supposed to have died when I was only 14 months old. In a couple of days, I'll turn 65! So when I read such emotional and profound poetry, it truly moves me. And motivates me to write better than I'm presently writing. Congratulations on a very deserved Poem Of The Day. Looking forward to reading more.
Fantastic poem! One of the best I've read on this site for a long time. Congratulations!
Thank you. This personal tragedy of a poor family trying to make a home in the city has roused the sympathy of several readers; this has inspired me to keep writing. I am truly grateful for your commending my idea of giving voice to an embryonic life, a possible fellow-being. AM
...an exculpating sentence. Nice depiction of fiction and reality. Well written and communicated. Sylva.
The poem, which is now my favourite, reads like an exciting journey ending in a tragic accident causing death of someone who ventured out for the first time to explore this wonderful world. Sad narrative and a very poignant denouement. Thanks for sharing. Poor Mother wanted to smuggle me in, A licit immigrant with a lifelong visa. Dead on arrival.
The whole earth is our hospital, said your T.S. Eliot. They would not admit me, a casualty, Immune to oxygen mask and ventilator, Dismissed with an exculpating sentence: Dead on arrival. - - - - - - - - - - - - A very poignant write, thanks for sharing.
A very deep message you have laid bare here.It hurts to never have lived to be a 'fact' despite the medicare
I feel elated when a reader like you respond to my verse in the same sympathetic way. This poem is about a young woman who really suffered this tragedy of a new life being snuffed out. Luckily, she became a mother two years later, and has a sprightly little baby girl now. Hope you can find some other poems of mine which please you. Best wishes, AM
If I was never born, I never died. Was I immortal Without ever being me, a person with a body, mind and soul, Impressive lines.... If Time can be trusted, solar or cosmic. My tale is sad and simple. Mother's womb Was all the world I ever knew Before I grew to be a person, Highly philosophical..... Poor Mother wanted to smuggle me in, A licit immigrant with a lifelong visa. Nice humour with a touch of hidden tragedy. Dismissed with an exculpating sentence: Dead on arrival. It is the painful climax. Nice poem sir.You deserve 10++
thank you for sharing its such a beautiful poem I am not sure I ever lived, except in this imagined space, This concoction of words that perhaps make a little sense To a kindly heart like yours. If I was never born, I never died. Was I immortal Without ever being me, a person with a body, mind and soul, Like you, but different, a unique variant? I am no freak, no fiction, once I was a fact, If Time can be trusted, solar or cosmic. My tale is sad and simple. Mother's womb Was all the world I ever knew Before I grew to be a person, Rather than a form of words, your words, this verse. beautiful
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7/18/2025 3:38:47 PM # 1.0.0
Well written with lots of literary devices