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LIVE MY CHILD


LIVE MY CHILD My screams muffled by the hand over my mouth Throat clenched by the other My eyes grow wide with fear Relentlessly he chokes me Squeezing the life from my lips You have aborted me Placed me into this world to take me away I have died a merciless death Stricken by the world These actions justified by all Why? Because I have yet to take my first breath Why? Because society says I have yet to Live They killed me Killed my brothers, my sisters All of us constrained from life The gift given to me by God stripped away I am dead before I have gotten to live "Help!" I scream But you cannot hear me Why? Because you are too busy justifying sin God, our father, forgives you of your wrongs He is here to hold your hand Don't live in fear for he is here My voice travels in the hearts of all My message never forgotten Death is not the answer Life is for all It is not her choice, but God's Not your life, but ours Not your body, but his You say he took you're innocence and left you no choice I say what about mine What about my choice? I was put here to heal your pain It doesn't matter that he left you That they don't accept you Or that life is tough You are not alone I am here Give me a choice Not only is there struggle, but there is hope Don't let the sorrows of yesterday seep into the today's and tomorrow's Choose life Choose hope Choose me No more aborting me You are not a murderer, but a child in need Take my hand Walk with me And Live Let God wash away your pain "Walk through the shadows of death and fear no evil" Let the hands of John the Baptist immerse you No longer are you a victim of your circumstances, but a survivor of the war Forget about the judgment Forget about the pain Forget about the struggle And believe in the gain Open your ears child to hear the whispers of the Lord Open your heart child to be filled with his unconditional love
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Comments (4)

Grant-Grey Porter Hawk Guda
<p>Powerful expression! Please never stop expressing from the heart. Continue the journey of poetry.&nbsp;</p>
MVP-Most Valuable Poet
<p>great poem</p>
shemaracraigg
<p>Thank You!</p>
fiola25
<p>AWesome, i loved it</p>

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