so
here you are
bleeding to death in a very small room
on an uncomfortable bed
and all you did
was bring a new life into
a world where they don’t listen to you
even when you cry out in pain
even when you falter and break
even when the accomplishments don’t shine so bright
but instead they highlight all your mistakes
every single low point or heartbreak
but they told you that you were tough
built for this
Strong
and if they had paid enough attention
they’d have noticed the signs
the complications that set in and took root
and now
we just don’t have the time to save you
both
so for now, we wait
cross our fingers and tell ourselves
that we did all that we could
that everything will be okay
that all that’s left to do at this point is leave it in God’s hands and
pray
we’ll put our faith in superstitions, hopes and
good luck charms
and all the while, everyday, we amend the oath we took
to first