It’s my week three, the beginning of me
A peck of flesh, you called a delicate darling
You are waiting for me, with love and glee
Can’t wait to come out, breathing and crying
I wait for your hug, care and warmth
How I yearn for the cradle of your arms
It’s my week five; can you hear my heart beat?
I can sense you are happy, seeing me on the screen
I wait patiently inside growing my feet
Can’t wait to crawl out, fulfill my plans umpteen
I plan to grow big, hold your hand when you are old
I plan to take care of you; have a heart of gold
It’s my week seven; am half an inch tall
I am starting to grow ears, I can hear you speak
You argue on a name, discuss what to call
I hear all kinds of them, Indian and Greek
Oh dear mom, I don’t care what you name me
Shower your love and I will respond to whatever you call me
It’s my week eleven, I am ten grams heavy
Am I difficult to carry, I am so sorry
I now have a spine too, strong and sturdy
I will carry you when you are old, don’t you worry
You saw me on the screen again; I cannot fathom your feelings
Are you sad or angry? Why do I feel fear engulfing?
I hear you say “I don’t want it”
Mom, I am not ‘it’, aren’t I your little Darling?
You break my heart, pain do you call it?
You have set a date, Mom, Can’t you hear my wailing?
I promise you, I will be good, will never be a menace
Just let me be born, I will perform whatever the penance
Please help me mom, my world is spinning
Stop them Dad, don’t you hear me cry?
Please don’t punish me, this is not my doing
Shouldn’t one be born before starting to die?
God, there is a mix-up, they cannot be my parents
Send me to a couple who do not have favorites
Please be benevolent, grace them with sense
Never knew, “It’s a girl” is a synonym for death sentence