Thank You Mama: From the Child Who Was Almost Aborted
I look back at a time
When I was too young to decide
She had the power to choose
If I could make it or not
And I had to oblige
The doctors told her
They had to terminate me
To save her life
She had to think fast
How she would live
With her conscience afterwards?
Knowing she had killed her own child?
She went on her knees
Until her prayers were answered
Through her kindness, I was saved
That is why I appreciate
Yes, I praise the God of Heaven
For giving my Mother the strength
To carry me to the surface of Mother-Earth
And not beneath it
A great privilege that I left her belly alive
I could have died
Before being counted among the living
I would not be part of creation
Nor exist in this generation
Would have had
My dreams suppressed
My parent’s freedom oppressed
My mission deprived
And her vision denied
So glad that all odds, we defied
Here I am, to fully testify
How precious it is
To be given a chance in this world
I am forever grateful
To my Mother who chose not to abort me
From the bottom of my heart
All I can say is, thank you, Mama!
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