Life Inside
Written: October 21, 1997


The life inside is new
planted deep within
Still, small, helpless.
The body must nourish it
Keep it alive, to be born.

I'm not ready for this life
and I can't do this, keep it inside
I know it's not the right thing
but I have to.
I have the time set
It's very soon.

The life is gone
in a crimson rush
I am relieved
but not because of the loss.
I am devastated but I wasn't ready.