Oh little one you were created to live

not knowing the pain of

rejection

humiliation

misunderstanding

would come upon you.

You were soft in your mother’s womb

growing and feeling safe

waiting for the moment

to know the one who carried you

and thinking of all the things you would be someday.

But as the merciless poison filled your
warm world
the pain of
rejection

humiliation

misunderstanding

filled your mind

And no one heard you saying, but
“I want to live”

“I want to live”
You were discarded in the dump ground

of others just like you

who cried just like you

who hoped just like you

Oh little one you were created to live.*


Allison Ashton