I dreamed of a big family
then too not have a big family
though more than one kid
I don’t want my one kid to grow up
and be selfish, like everyone
needs to pay attention to just them.
II an accident happened
body parts were broken
smashed
reassured about marriage
and lots of kids
People who were trusted
and loved
named my future for me
I will never have kids
they did not want me to relive
the horrors of my accident
that I did not cause
deny me unconditional
love by creating and bring
a brilliant little innocent into
the world
III I waited till my body got old and empty
choose not to marry or have children
though my suitors who proposed only
cared about having kids they could
get out of the marriage
They tried to define me by a cold, machine
with no feelings, that knew nothing about love
IV Often times I think of reasons or situations
that I could have told my kids
How I would protect them of all the evils in life
Not punish them like I was punished
Unlike my parents I would protect my little innoscents
and not use them as bait when the hunting season
has ended I would not give them to men to
harm or use them for pleasure
V When my kids would want to know about their
family
what will I tell them
Will they know the dangers
would they remember what I have already
warned them about
VI Would they be
selfless and give what they have
to someone in need
Would my families karma come through
the little innocent
and they be hateful
About the Creator
Julie Unruh
Julie Unruh grew up in Montezuma, Kansas. She is a human and animal rights activist living in Lawrence, Kansas


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