Unto Us... Comments

So what emotive words and phrases does Spike use to narrate the brief life of the unborn fetus? 'Tiny, in shape to live I hung in my pulsing cave' is the fetus still in the womb; soon to be taken 'Blind, naked, defenseless' and killed by the doctor with the good name that 'graven on a brass plate in Wimpole Street'. The death of the baby is celebrated With tickets to see Danny la Rue Who was pretending to be a woman Like my mother was.' Powerful, emotive...

For me 'Unto Us...' by Spike Milligan is one of the greatest most powerful soul wrenching poems ever written. I have read all the comments believe and no one has addressed the topic or theme of this poem. It is about abortion, the unborn fetus is narrating a personal brief story from conception to death.

Thanks, David, for sharing

I had no idea about this poem, it is quite devastating.

I have always loved this poem. My views on many things have changed over the years, but not on this, neither on the poem or the subject

I'm revisiting this poem on the day when Ireland has legalised abortion - so sad

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I cried when i read this in 1973, i cried when spike died, i have read this again today and cried. The powerful message lives on long after spike milligan departed. Thats powerful

Watching a programme just now on Spike Milligan and told my husband of this poem we did at school called Unto Us and how it stuck with me for over 40 years!

Took me forty years to find this again, never forgot it

so provoking, each line had a profound effect on me.

I read this poem at school too many years ago and have been unable to find it until now. I love it and its so moving-

Totally brilliant. The man was a crazy genius.

We briefly looked at this poem in English a few weeks ago, and I love it. It's such an interesting and original poem. It's heartwrenching, but still amazing.

This is one of the poems i had to study in English at school, now, all these years later, reading it as a 32 year old mother of 3, i didn't even get to the end before the tears came. It's one of the saddest poems ever written, and by one of the funniest men too, who would have thought he could be so sensitive?

probably the most heart wrenching poem i have ever read.