You have life, you breath in daily, you see the sunset and the sunrise, you see the lilies and the rose, you perceive the fragrance of ointments and lotions, you taste honeys and nectar, The warmth of nature embraces you on a daily all that I wanted to feel too but you cut it short and gave me a Pill
Like you I had dreams and aspirations chief among them is to be the very best I can and wipe away what you perceive as shame and stigma but in actual fact is a blessing that came in the guise of me. I wanted to make you proud, wanted to feel your embrace just like you felt your moms, wanted to be tickled, played with and tucked into bed at night. I wanted to experience life in your arms, all I ever needed from you was love and all you gave me was a Pill.
I was forming beautifully; you needed to see my eyes so soulful, my limbs so chubby, my hair, so silky and my mouth so cute. I waited for the day I will be born so that I will open my eyes, gaze at you for the first time and whisper the magic words MaMa, I was ecstatic with joy that I will see the world and I thought you would be happy with me, and when I thought all was well You gave me a pill.
On the 2nd week I decided to show myself and give you the good news that you are with child, I tickled your side and made you throw up, I was so happy and I did it again and again. Finally Mama must have gotten the message that am inside of her cruising in comfort but she obviously thought it was malaria.
On the 3rd week you went to the hospital because you felt that you needed medical attention to treat this reoccurring malaria, a test was run on you and the good news of my existence was broken to you, you’re going to be a mother. I was filled with joy and happiness that alas Mama knows she’s not sick but bundled with a package of joy within her.
I remember the week you told dad that am growing inside of you and how instead of being happy he freaked out and made you cry, he was worried that he couldn’t sustain a child at this stage of his life but how can he be so certain when he hasn’t even tried it before?? How can he jump into such a conclusion??
And you Mom were crying that you couldn’t face your mom, my grandma and tell her about me, you were scared she’ll kill you, but how can she kill you when you are bringing life into this world? Life that she brought in too when she carried you years ago? After much tears you decided to KILL ME, Your Son, you didn’t even seek my opinion, you decided to end my life even before it started, you decided to judge me in the light of the evil the land has, you decided to Commit MURDER instead of being a MOTHER
The morning you gave me this pill, I trusted you and opened my mouth and took it in, After some hours my stomach starts to boil, my eyes turns peppery, my heart starts beating irregularly, am in so much pain, am suffocating, and then I realized you’ve Poisoned me, You’ve killed me.
But before I breath my last am going to go with your WOMB, because I won’t want any Child to feel what I felt, and when I get to heaven, I’ll tell God about the Hell you made me pass through and make sure that no child comes your way again for you are not fit to be a MOTHER, You’re a MURDERER.
SAY NO TO ABORTION
Written by
Association of Baeless/Booless Persons in Nigeria (ABPN)
#ABPNsaysNoToAbortion
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