The Dying Foetus

I overheard my father say…

They are surely killing me today

My grandfather said that I will always be a burden

My grandmother assumes that I’ll make father loose his turban

My father had spent all his savings to know my gender

For me, even my mother’s heart didn’t become tender

I am not even born and they fear the spends on my dowry

They haven’t even seen me and I seem to be their biggest worry

‘’Let’s pray only for sons’’ they all say every minute…

‘’It’s just an unborn child… it’ll feel no pain – we just kill it’’

I’ve heard enough… I rather die

I’ve felt the greatest sorrow even before I could cry

God answers my prayers and theirs…

Just a few hours before my abortion my heart tears

The last thing I heard is what my father gleefully said

‘’No need for that expensive injection… it is almost dead’’

HumANimal –I

Let’s not wear their skin on ours

Let’s not use them as seats of our cars

Let’s not wear them as coats to keep us warm

Let’s not knit them in to mittens, sweaters and a shawl

Let’s not carry them as wallets and purses around

Let’s not walk in their skin all over the ground

Let’s not slaughter them for our selfish need

Let’s not sell them for our murderous greed

They have as much right to live as we do

After all, this world belongs to them too

Make the most of today… live one more day!

If you open your heart and let your mind free

There will be possibilities that you would have never known of before

The world is more than your oyster and life is larger than you’d ever see

There’s an opportunity knocking for you at every door

If love is what you were looking for… it's right there where it has always been

If reality is what you were searching for… it's right there in every dream you’ve ever seen

So don’t be afraid to wish for more… don’t be afraid to open the closed door

One life is all you’ve got to realize what it means

And happiness isn’t as far as it seems…