All Alone For Now
It happened at the age of sixteen.
She was scared to look up at that screen.
Knowing there was a little heartbeat,
She would soon get kicked out to the street.
Many people judge teen parents thinking they are irresponsible, and too young to raise a child. Teen mothers especially are faced with many emotional struggles. How will they finish school? What will their parents say? Should they hide it? Should they abort? What if their baby has no father? Trapped in a sea of these doubts and others, many pregnant teens aren't sure what to do. Some people might tell pregnant teens, "Your life is over when you have that baby". Teens should remember though, having a child doesn't end your life, it simply gives you a new and different future.
It happened at the age of sixteen.
She was scared to look up at that screen.
Knowing there was a little heartbeat,
She would soon get kicked out to the street.
"You are a mistake."
"You are a nobody,"
"You are just like your mother."
"You’re a disgrace."
These are things I hear every day in the 15 years I have lived. My mother was a high...
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I didn't want to leave you.
I wanted to stay,
but my mother said I had to go,
and so she took me away.
When I found out I was pregnant, I never thought keeping you was ideal because of the fear of unknown. Abortion is a decision you can't take over night. I kept delaying, not because I...
Pregnancy is scary at first,
but my excitement just burst.
The day I found out,
I didn't have a doubt,
And you shouldn't. For a mom who has been through so much, you deserve to be excited for at least bringing your baby girl into this world. A new life, a new joy, a new hope and just another...
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Not yet do the parents know that they will soon be the youngest grandparents on the block.
Walking through the store, everyone stares, but no one says a thing.
I am currently pregnant with twins at age 12 . I actually got raped 2 days before my birthday and my parents, my poor parents, they always get dirty looks from everyone. And it hurts at...
It started with a hook up.
And than the plus sign appeared.
Your daddy told me to take care of it.
I did as he told. ...
This exact same thing happened to me. It's kind of scary how similar this poem is to what happened to me. At 21 weeks I went into labor with my baby girl and she died shortly after I gave...
I walk through the doors.
12 years old.
Everybody stares, because I'm starting to show.
I hear what you are saying it's all around the school....
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packing my bag and leaving for school
3 months pregnant I feel like a fool
nobody knows but I'm starting to show
...
Hi, my name is Ashantie, and I'm 15. Although I'm not a mom as of yet, I read your poem and was touched by it. I actually felt like I was in your place. Thank you for writing such a wonderful...
All you can do is just sit there and cry,
Why did you just let it die?
To you it's just another miscarriage,
just like the other times at your younger ages.
my heart breaks to know I can't have you
it takes so much of me to understand
that you are needed somewhere else
and not in my arms,...
I am so sorry for both of y'all. I know how you both feel I lost my baby too that's the reason why I wrote this poem. It is very heartbreaking
I was only about 10 weeks pregnant when I...
I gave it up...
to the boy of my dreams...
never treated me wrong once...
now we are going to have a baby to support......
I am currently pregnant with twins at age 12. I was raped by my older brother's friend two days before my birthday. At first I wanted to get an abortion, but then I just couldn't go through...