They said I was too young
to be anyone's mother
They never asked me
what I wanted to do

They said my baby should have
a mother and a father
They never gave me a choice
to help me see it through

They said the line
on my belly would disappear
They never mentioned
the wound in my heart

They said go on with your life
and pretend it didn't happen
They never told me I would grieve
all the years we're apart

They said I should be happy
now that I'm free
They never admit my flesh and blood
has been amputated from me

They said I could get married and
other children would call me mother
They never said one person
does not replace another

They said why worry
she has a good life
They never listen to how
the pain of not knowing
cuts just like a knife
---Unknown

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