Confusion is nothing new.
I am nothing new.
I am not the unexplained.
I am not a soul detained.
Yes, I should have been born.
Yes, I should have been born.
Caught up in the wonder.
Struck down by the thunder.
I am not afraid
for someone else has paid.
So yes, I should have been born.
Yes, I should have been born.
Never questioning the source,
Overwhelmed by the force.
Convinced you know the answer -
Even I don't know the answer.
But yes, I should have been born.
Yes, I should have been born.
Darkness obliterates light.
Ignorance takes away sight.
Tenderness is no more.
Rotten to the core.
And yes, I should have been born.
Yes, I should have been born.
Take away my rights,
Win without a fight.
End it before it began
Relief for every man.
Do you wish I'd never been born?
Why do you wish I'd never been born?
Why will you not see that
Yes, I should have been born?
Yes, I should have been born
And now I shall live.
Author notes
When I was 16 the British tabloid press heralded that the identification of a gay gene would lead to an "abortion hope" for parents. This was my response.
Written September 1st, 2004
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what an interesting form this dd. I really like the way you repeat the important lines (I remember that I used to say this quite a lot
). cool poem!
TF -
Highly poignant. It's slightly dark in a way: grabbing. I, obviously, agree wholeheartedly with you on this issue: it's repulsive. This poem hit me hard and I felt almost sick when I read your author notes: I'm too young to remember that, or rather, to have paid any attention to the news. The poem is almost lyrical and hypotising. I think I'm going to need to let this sink in fully before I can comment properly... very hard hitting- this may just be one of my favourites of yours...
Ashes
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I personally didn't like this poem. It's nothing against you as a writer, but I personally just assumed you tried to hard to follow up with a rhyming verse. This poem really doesn't cover a substantiality, so it's really nothingness slurred out. My favorite portion of it was this part:
Take away my rights,
Win without a fight.
End it before it began
Relief for every man.
Do you wish I'd never been born?
Why do you wish I'd never been born?
I can't tell you what I liked about it so much,b ut certain areas of it stuck out most to me and I did enjoy that part. Anyways, keep writing and I hope you're not offended by my comment. -
A very poingant poem, deldev. Yes, they all should have been born, all the innocent unwanted ones, who's parents looked for a way out, an excuse to end a life barely begun.
Your 'response' to that news release is plaintivly spoken here in this very heartfelt and personal sounding piece.
An excellent write
Dee
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