Fortune

by Startle Me   Jun 7, 2007


Woman takes hold of her gorgeous baby,
Proud to be a mother of a newborn child.
The doctors take a look at one another,
As the lady sheds her tears, beguiled.

And yet the medics remain all soundless,
Waiting for the moment she sees the defect.
For fear that the mother will lose control,
They will be there, infant they will protect.

As mother uncovers the secret under the cloth;
The doctors wait for the woman's reaction.
The lady counts the fingers, counts the toes.
Her face and smile filled with satisfaction.

Medics state baby is neither male nor female.
As the cheerful mother stares in confusion
The lady points at the baby's male genitals.
Confident that doctors made wrong conclusion.

Stating chromosomes XXXY the baby has,
The medics would all take turns to explain
That the baby she is holding is truly rare.
A baby that both organs it contains.

A hermaphrodites is what the newborn child is,
But mother could not help but stare in disgust.
The lady offers her baby to a doctor.
Knowing her stomach will soon combust.

Woman is truly lucky to have a unique baby,
And yet the baby will be treated as a freak.
Baby will soon try to hide his sexuality;
The baby will soon hide his physique.

**This is pretty darned scientifical.
I had to research for this.
Eck. I read it over again. It's too much of story-like.
There's also not enough emotion.**

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  • 17 years ago

    by XxWorthlessxX

    Wow. this is a great poem. also pretty sad. for someone to be treated like that is not right. but amazing poem. you can really tell you worked hard. and it shows. great!! 5/5
    `-jackie.

  • 17 years ago

    by Sandra D

    I like this poem, it was SO unique!
    great job...
    the flow was good...
    the grammer seemed a little off though, but i still got the picture!
    5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Sandra D

    I like this poem, it was SO unique!
    great job...
    the flow was good...
    the grammer seemed a little off though, but i still got the picture!
    5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by xPerfect Chaosx

    I personally think there is a lot of emotion in this poem. The mother is soo proud to have this baby, and she already loves it. And then, she finds out that it isn't as perfect as it appears to be, and she grows disgusted with it, and that in itself could take the meaning of this poem even deeper. Humans are never satisfied. We don't realize that NOTHING is perfect and that when we strive for perfection, we are bound to fail, because perfection is impossible to attain. Did I go way off the handle with that??? Anyway, I really liked this poem!! 5/5

    Much Love,
    .:Danielle:.

  • 17 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    I liked how you researched what you wrote, it shows that your poems must be flawless. It didnt lack emotion, it would be nice to see this revised from the mother's point of view.
    I thought it was very good
    well done
    much love, Tara-Kay
    x

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