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March 4, 2017
Poetry

DECIDE

DECIDE
March 4, 2017
Poetry

Mother do not deny me my fundamental human rights to life

For I deserve same as yours

Do not deprive me the essence of life’s privileges

And use not my cradle blood as paint over this hospital walls

For my demise will not dilute the pain you feel now

And the pre-planned murder you’re trying to craft out will do all but induce your agony

For your protruded tummy may not be what you initially wanted it to be

But believe me my existence is a blessing and no curse

And the earlier you try not to flush out my race through contraceptives and control pills

The stronger our ties are umblically connected

I know you feel contempt for your actions

I know your heart pulses to the beat of rejection

I know your ears are more inclined to the words of men than the well being of my existence

I know I am nothing but a bin of shame you wish to lay off at the refuse dump of any nearby clinic

And the man I am yet to call Father left you like an abandoned project

Do not neglect your role as Mother

And do not terminate this feotus of me

For my birth will mute the voices of those who wish I were done away with

Feed me that which you feed on

Be it tears or laughter

For we shall convert liquid to solid

It all depends on you now

DECIDE

By Ofem Ubi

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