Womb Mate Poem by Colette Dright

A Gift from God -
On an unexpected day, I discovered that I no longer lived alone. Without applying for or putting up a sign of vacancy or even a for rent sign, I am now renting out a space within. Yes, within my body. I guess you would say, an Airbnb rental. I wouldn't say you a squatter, but yeah, you just popped up and showed up and found you a nice, warm place to stay.
And although I didn't ask for a roommate, I now all of a sudden have a womb mate. My womb mate did not sign a lease, yet somehow became a part of my lease.
Alright, I see now, I see what's going on. I see we got some figuring out to do, but it is what it is and we gon be alright.

I was now no longer one. The day you entered into my womb, you became my responsibility, to love, care and nurture.

The amazing thing yall is, overtime, my womb mate and I became best friends. We did everything together and went everywhere together.
We shared the same body, the same food. We ate together, we drank the same sodas, we shared the same conversation and had the same thoughts. We went to work together, we watched tv together, we took baths together, we went grocery shopping and to the mall together.
We went swimming together, we slept in the same bed, we shared the same pain, ran together in the rain. We went to doctor appointments, we traveled and lived the good life. Yet, only one paid the bill while the other would chill. Now how is that?
I thought as womb mates we supposed to go half on everything, lol. You know, half on the bills, housework and stuff. Like, I wash the dishes, you wash the clothes. I cook, you clean, I sweep, you mop…

But noooo, you my Beautiful lil womb mate get to live rent free for 10 months.
You started off as a lil embryo and over time began growing and blossoming and you know what? I'm really glad I have you as my own lil personal date, and I'm glad you are happy being my womb mate. But sometimes you are disgusting, yeah I said it. Sometimes you be doing the most, stretching, fighting, kicking, dancing, poking… And what really gets me is, sometimes you like to stay up late when I'm trying to sleep. Oooh, so agg, lol

But besides that, you know what I really love about having you as a womb mate is, I love the fact that over these last 10 months, I got a chance to love you, care for you, read to you, sing to you, watch you grow and instill wisdom and knowledge in you before you even entered into this world. To be honest, I'm really gonna miss having you around 24/7. However, I must say, I am so grateful we had this bonding time together as I am prepared to make sure you have a happy and healthy life.

I love you my lil Mini Me (Smile)
See you soon.