Rest In Peace Utero, Poem by *Tony_Cemalukwuoo* Egbuonu

Son begets father; daughter, mother.
Doesn't foetus beget all?
Rest in peace, foetus.

Early mornings of mourning for a late child,
Gone too soon, a fallen hero.
None fixed a date for a final farewell,
Foetus, forced out early, now laid to rest.

Rest in peace, foetus,
Ailing like any, yet denied a grave.
No coffin, no six feet of earth,
Just oblivion's dark, cold wave.

Rest in peace, foetus,
‘Omachancha', the all-knowing gynecologists,
Full of folly, bereft of compassion's brain,
Left you to fate's cruel design.

Rest in peace, foetus,
Filthy names they gave you, a fate foretold.
Misplaced, malpositioned, ectopic -
A life unlived, a future unrolled.

Rest in peace, foetus,
Amidst alternatives, a different path was chosen.
Re-positional transplant, an option clear,
But the system opted for a different fear.

Rest in peace, foetus,
Flushed from the womb, a tomb unknown,
A cistern's dark, forgotten space,
Your final rest, a lonely, hidden place.

Rest in peace, foetus,
Slyly laid to rest, in a cemented grave,
Unaware of the system's flaws,
Awaiting awakening, a new dawn's wave.

Rest in peace, foetus,
Perfected, ready, and at peace,
Welcome back, dear one, to life's grand tale,
Child, father, mother, a never-ending gale.

'Till Thy Kingdom come.



Ch
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