the reason this piece of prose is posted in the "general discussion" area...is because it was posted exactly for that: to promote discussion.

NOT to critique the poem.

please, join in the discussion...otherwise, keep your thoughts to yourself.

Sorry to say but...two outweigh one in this scenario, three without a mother, or lose one and two with a mother.

I really must say however, that this is the one time in my life that the statement "the needs of many outweigh the needs of few" has actually made sense to me. So for that, thank you. I hope which ever choice you make, you make wisely for the sake of your children.

To let you know I have been through an experience like that. When my former spouse to be and I had our first pregnancy, she found that she had acute lukemia. They told us we had to terminate the baby to give mom the best chance of remission. Long story short, we had experimental chemo and treatment and did not abort the baby. I now am the very proud father of three, including my "miracle child" Trista. She is now 20 and has three of her own. There is always hope. God bless you and guide you.

I chose my two over one...........I now have migraines the residual effect of choosing my life. I wake up most mornings thinking what have i done........wondering have i made the right choice should have i taken the chance was logic correct in this case? I had something happen in my life today that this poem fit as it expresses what i feel.........and it makes me wonder again was i right? I shall never be truly sure and i ahve pictures of my unborn child i can't put away........I'm not looking for validation as it's a little too late for that and most of you would say Oh you were right and your so strong all the while thinking never let me go through that......some of you have and will never say anything as you too wake up with the same thoughts.........I just want to make a point when people post things in poetry most are not meant for validation........some are not even meant for praise....it's a request for critique on the style not a judgement on the emotion or cause of emotion.........you can never know what goes on behind the words you can only know what they cause you to feel.......I'll shut up now

Well you already know my opinion.

We are here if you need someone to vent too, I do have a serious side...but I don't use it often. I hope all goes well for you and yours in the future, have a flower.

The thoughts are yours, the words are yours and the choice was yours. You did what you thought you had to do at the time. How you justify these things in your mind are your thoughts too, and I get the point you were trying to make. It isn't so much about what happpened then but how you wanted to make a statment about people and thier writings. Good luck to you.

thank-you darling..... and thank you for participating in my foray into self examination........you made me think and distracted me for a bit

thank's and I'm sorry to the few i pi$$ed off