{"id":24954,"date":"2011-01-10T07:27:19","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T11:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=24954"},"modified":"2011-01-10T08:27:35","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T12:27:35","slug":"poem-teenage-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/poetry\/poem-teenage-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Teenage pregnancy &#8211; a cry to parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mommy I\u2019m pregnant<br \/>\nAnd I know you may be angry<br \/>\nBut before you hit me<br \/>\nOr start to judge me<br \/>\nTake a minute and listen<br \/>\nPay attention to me.<\/p>\n<p>Mommy, you never taught me about sex<br \/>\nOr how to deal with the advances of the opposite sex<br \/>\nNever said a word about condoms.<br \/>\nI don\u2019t even know the meaning of contraception<br \/>\nFar less for conception.<\/p>\n<p>Mommy, the boys on the block made me feel good,<br \/>\nSaying things that you and dad never would.<br \/>\nSpoke to me in ways that I had never heard:<br \/>\nTold me I was beautiful, told me I was nice<br \/>\nMommy, they complimented my sense of style.<br \/>\nWhy didn\u2019t you do it too mommy?<br \/>\nWhy, oh why?<br \/>\nAnd now I am with child.<\/p>\n<p>This foetus grows in my belly<br \/>\nThe thought of teenage pregnancy overwhelms me,<br \/>\nBut I promise my baby to do better<br \/>\nTo talk to her, to love her.<br \/>\nI won\u2019t neglect her like you did me,<br \/>\nI hope you also pass my message to daddy.<\/p>\n<p>Times when I wanted his love and attention,<br \/>\nInstead he spent hours watching the television<br \/>\nAll I wanted was an occasional hug and kiss,<br \/>\nTo live in a house full of blessings and bliss.<br \/>\nYou taught me to talk but never talked to me,<br \/>\nYou taught me to walk but never walked with me.<br \/>\nI still want to say I\u2019m sorry,<br \/>\nSorry for this teenage pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>But now, I want you to talk to my little sister,<br \/>\nBecause she\u2019s growing up even faster.<br \/>\nShe\u2019s already getting the attention of the boys;<br \/>\nMommy, don\u2019t let her fall for their silly ploys.<br \/>\nShe\u2019s wearing seductive clothes,\u00a0 putting on so much make up,<br \/>\nShe\u2019s so busy to grow up.<br \/>\nI hope she isn\u2019t as na\u00efve as me,<br \/>\nBoys will definitely take advantage,<br \/>\nBecause she looks a lot older than her age.<br \/>\nMommy, talk to her please!<br \/>\nDon\u2019t let her make the same mistake as I did<br \/>\nSpeak to her about the birds and the bees.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s too late for me now,<br \/>\nBut save her mommy, save her some how,<br \/>\nMommy, please act quick<br \/>\nShe\u2019s already talking about *** and ***.<\/p>\n<p>Mommy, before I leave<br \/>\nKnow that from now on I will do better<br \/>\nAnd though I may have lost your honour<br \/>\nI hope it passes to my son or daughter.<br \/>\nMommy although you had some part to play<br \/>\nI don\u2019t blame you for this, no way!<br \/>\nI will tell my child how you loved\u00a0 me,<br \/>\nAnd how you showered blessings upon me.<br \/>\nThere will be no resentment in my family<br \/>\nNot the type I got from you and daddy.<br \/>\nMotherhood awaits me and although I\u2019m unprepared,<br \/>\nYou\u2019ve shown me what not to do.<br \/>\nSo mommy, with a heavy heart, I say Thank You\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Delroy Williams<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-24955\" title=\"pregnancy\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pregnancy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pregnancy.jpg 259w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pregnancy-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mommy I\u2019m pregnant And I know you may be angry But before you hit me Or start to judge me Take a minute and listen Pay attention to me. 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