Enwombed,
But
She felt the trepidations,
Of being conceived,
Of lacking
The Y chromosomes.
She wouldn’t be
Welcomed,
Not even if the APGARs
Supported her
For
The amniotic fluids had
Turned hostile.
They had
Nipped off the bud.
The flower never bloomed.
Powerful one, Ruby...very nicely penned!
ReplyDeleteThank you Uma
DeleteOh awful ...echoes the cry of a female child, never born.... :-(
ReplyDeleteThank you Mridubala. And I am so relieved that the theme comes across
DeleteOh that is so sad. I had one of those, a baby that was never born. Still brings tears to my eyes. Very poignant and brilliantly penned with so much emotion.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry that you can relate to this, Kathy.
DeleteSad and powerful.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much
Deletewell written ruby :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Aditi
DeleteEnwombed is such a lovely word that I've never used before.
ReplyDeleteEven I used it for the first time, Cynk. I am glad you liked it. Thank you so much
DeleteSo sad. I liked your description.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marcy
DeleteSuch a heart-rending thing to miscarry a daughter late in the pregnancy. It's been 30 years and my mom still mourns the loss of my would be sister. I'll have to show her this piece.
ReplyDeleteI am really sorry that this touched a sour chord.
DeleteI like the fact that you used all the medical terms in here. Why, you even know about the APGAR score. And about the theme of this: Female foeticide, we need to keep remembering these issues and create awareness
ReplyDeleteThe APGAR score - I read it in a book and it stayed. I was nervous trying this theme but am glad I did.
DeleteHow sad. :( But you wrote this very beautifully!
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