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Poetry about Anguish from Cesarean


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    THE HOSPITAL

    Where are my legs?
    Why can't I feel them?
    Why am I so cold?
    Why do I feel so sick?
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    Where's my husband?
    Why can't I see him?
    Why am I so alone?
    Why do I feel so scared?
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    Where's my baby?
    Why can't I see her?
    Why can't I hold her?
    Why do I feel so left out?
    This was supposed to be a HAPPY occasion.

    Where did everyone go?
    Why can't I go too?
    Why am I so alone?
    Why do I have to hurt so much?
    This was SUPPOSED to be a happy occasion.

    Where did the time go?
    Where is my baby?
    Why can't I see her?
    Why won't they let me hold her?
    THIS was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    Where did everyone come from?
    Where is MY baby?
    Why won't they let ME hold her?
    Why does it hurt so much?
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    When will they leave me alone?
    What is the matter with me?
    Why am I so sad?
    Why does it hurt SO MUCH?
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    Why are THEY so happy?
    Why am I so sad?
    When can I go home?
    When will it stop hurting?
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    HOME
    I'm finally here.
    My husband is here.
    My baby is here.
    My pain is here.
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    Everyone left, FINALLY.
    We're here, our little family.
    Mom, Dad, Baby.
    PAIN.
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    We get to feed her.
    We get to rock her.
    We get to change her diapers-all of them.
    I can't go anywhere without my pain.
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    I'm healing!
    She's growing, crawling, walking.
    Dad's working.
    The pain is back.
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    That pain has changed.
    The cut is healed.
    The stitches are gone.
    The pain of lost dreams remains.
    This was supposed to be a happy occasion.

    LAURA PAXTON
    3/31/97,
    in memory of the birth by
    Cesarean of my beautiful daughter Frances,
    who is now 3 years old



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