Womb

"On the wall of an empty womb"
BY
Richard Swiger

I was here but now I'm gone
no legacy left to carry on
My time so short for none to see
my name an aching memory
I never had a chance to laugh or cry
or take one breath before I died

No mother's milk no touch of love
In a flash I fell then rose above
Iwas given as a gift then thrown away
Now in the givers hand I stay
I can't be given now sad but true
I can go to no one else when Iwas
meant for you

My first step you'll never see
I'm just a broken branch on your f family tree
Rejected and deied I was given the
boot
my own tree cut down and severed
at the root
I may never know the reason why
I never heard 'hello' only felt
goodbye
Perhaps I would've only been in
way
Another problem in a problem filled
day
Or perhaps I was the result of a
horrible crime
But the pain on your face was a face
much like mine
Maybe you were told that I wouldn't
be right
That my health was set for a lifelong
fight

But even if half my body just wouldn't
do
There was another half of me that
was all of you
Now it doesn't matter I've met my fate
The only hands that held me were
colder than guilt or hate
Driven only by procedure a heart-
less machine
Oiled down with the dollar bills
that stole my heart and dreams
If only we'd met eye to eye
If only you'd given me a try
I'd have won you over with just
one look
A laugh a toy a storybook
But no chance now for a faceless
name
And all that's left is the hurt and
shame
But maybe if you repent and make
the giver your friend
perhaps this gift he'll give again
But should it be another growing
in this room
My message of love they'll find.....
..........On the wall of an empty womb
Richard Swiger 442-710
L.C.I.
20-15 So. Avon-Belton Rd.
Grafton, Oh. 44044