Timothy

• Artist: Hekibel
• Description: Done in the Shakespearean style of sonnets, I wrote this sonnet for a very special reason (other than it was assigned to me in English). I chose to write this for my friend's baby, who was born from a rape and given up for adoption. It's a reflection on what I felt, and what I found when I saw him.
  
• Date: 03/16/2009
• Tags: timothy rape adoption pregnancy love

Child, do you know the beginning of your life?
Your father did a crime, forced impregnation,
That hateful violence caused nothing but strife;
In my eyes he earns eternal damnation.
And yet, when you were born, I saw no evil,
Simply the pure blue eyes of a newborn child,
You seem to me like innocence's retrieval;
In those sweet pictures you happily smiled.
True, you were given away in adoption,
But it was for the best, care she could not give,
A family for you was the best option;
Realize she gave you a better life to live.
If you ever ask, "Does my mother love me?"
I will say, "For you, her love will always be."

Comments

[Hekibel]

Thank you!

And I worked forever to get the rhythm just right. I got the syllable count to get all matched up. smile

[Ms Make Me Smile]

i loved it really good and i usually cant stand the sight of shakespearean sonnets. 5 stars i particularly liked the rythm

[Hekibel]

True. It was an open adoption, though, so my friend can visit him. When he's older he might understand......

[Kgirl07]

so nice, the subject warms my heart, but it's best not to let him know what actually happened, it would be heart-breaking to know your father was mean

[Hekibel]

Thanks.

I wrote it as an English assignment, but I liked it so I decided to update it.

I'm glad people are liking it!

[rocko11091]

a very touching poem...not only does it satisfy my lust for emotion, it covers my craving for true poetics...very nicely done....
Concept: 5/5
Flow: 4/5
Style: 4/5
Figurative language/imagery: 4/5
Overall: 4.25/5 (4/5)

[Hekibel]

I shall take that as a compliment, so thank you!