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A Letter Unposted
By petetheverse
15 January 2008
Men, unfeeling, have feelings

A Letter, Unposted


To:

Foetus, part-formed,

far too tiny.


"Never knew you the love of your father.

But he knew of you. And denied you."


From:

Male, self-centred;

Far, far too late.

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Written by Fledermaus (3448 comments posted) 15th January 2008
Few words, much told. Good poem.

Written by punchy (504 comments posted) 15th January 2008
That was beautiful and said so much. There is nothing like the feeling of acceptance and poetry is so ideal for getting intouch with yourself. 
Thankyou for posting that x

Written by petetheverse (164 comments posted) 15th January 2008
Thank you both. 
I've looked at this over the years and wondered whether it's mawkish - I don't think I've previously proffered it for comment; but it was intended to say a lot. 
PTV

Written by Josie (2825 comments posted) 15th January 2008
Pete - I agree with the above, but am confused with these words: "Never knew you the love of your father. - Did you mean: "You never knew the love of your father"? There's a lot of sadness behind your words. I can imagine the great loss of a child, even in its early stages, even though I haven't experienced it.

Written by petetheverse (164 comments posted) 15th January 2008
J, 
The inversion was probably for effect; because the 'never' was imposed. 
This is a piece about the wrongs of abortion. 
PTV

Written by JininyC (13 comments posted) 18th January 2008
Nice poem, maybe a little more advanced than I'd normally read, but I'm getting there. Good. 
 
P.s On my page, did you mean Dosdoyevsky - Crime and Punishment ?.

Written by audrie (454 comments posted) 24th January 2008
I said all I have to say on abortion in my 'Murdering Babies' poem.

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