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BIRTH short poem in Genghis Lotus Poetry Collection, a selection of poems free to read online. Webmaster for this site is poet Hugh Cook, born in Britain, educated in New Zealand, and the author of, amongst other works, the fantasy series Chronicles of an Age of Darkness.
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Signing no consent form, I was crushed from the womb, Head monstrous, swollen, Born with pain amidst pain, Welcomed by tears. Birth, you may say, was an error. But I do not repent it, and will not. I regret nothing. It is a victory that Out of the sludge of possibility, My lobster crawled at least this far. I am not vanquished yet. Limits are not absolute defeat. |
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May be photocopied for classroom use |
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