She said to me: <br />Mother, do you love me? <br />Yes, my dear, I did say back <br />She said to me: <br />Mother, do you want me? <br />Yes, my love, I cried back <br />She said to me: <br />Mother, when and how? <br />I said to her: <br />Never ever dear, <br />only in my dreams, <br />You are here… <br /> <br />You are my wish <br />That may never come true <br />Thanks to the Man, <br />Who never wished to… <br /> <br />My daintiest darling, <br />looked at me, <br />and did ask me: <br />Who is it, Mother, <br />Who doesn’t want me? <br />Tell Him: being born of love, <br />I’ll only love, and love ever more, <br />Him and Thee, and this world for sure… <br /> <br />Tears streaming… <br />Heart wrenching out… <br />I said to her, <br />It is, your daddy dear, <br />Who doesn’t want you… <br />He loathes you, and loathes me too, <br />to make my dream ever come true. <br /> <br />So, my loveliest princess, <br />Let me cradle you… <br />hold you to my bosom, <br />and lovingly kiss you, <br />in my dreams… <br />The Reality is too harsh, <br />For you to be born… <br /> <br />So forgive me, my dear <br />You are mummy’s dream <br />That can never come true… <br />Thanks, to your daddy dear, <br />Who can never give you… <br />To Me.<br /><br />Aparna Chatterjee<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-unborn-child/
