FROM AN ABORTED CHILD

Dear Mommy, There are so many things that I could have done. I was looking forward to living with you, I thought it might be fun. I wanted to be your daughter, I wanted to be your child. Instead, you had an abortion; you were running wild. I had such great potential. Who knows what I could be? But, now that you have ended my life, we will never see. I could have been a genius and gotten awesome grades. I could have been the one who discovered a cure for AIDS. I could have been a teacher and taught young kids to read. But, instead you have denied me of my basic need. They say that I was not alive; that I was a part of you. But, mommy, I was a human being, and I deserved rights too. I deserve a chance to live; a chance to grow up strong. And killing me, out of your selfishness was extremely wrong. So here I am in Heaven, sitting on Jesus' knee. I have finally found someone who really cares for me. I anxiously await the day, when your face I'll see. Mommy, I still love you, even if you don't want me. Sincerely, Your Baby Girl Poem By Julie Johnston - Age 16 Copyright 2000