Ballad

Wonder I

Wonder I, of my sin

Why unborn, why no kin.

Ask I, oh mother dear

Love me, not fear.

Cherish, beg I, not scorn

Alive am I, unborn

Live must I, in womb

Rest longer still, in tomb

“Mistake...yes”, you sigh

Ah! Hear you, pain feel I

Guilty am I? ... forgive

Punish, yes, but let live

Condemn, must you… why?

No sweet song, no lullaby?

Unwanted am I?…shun

Make haste then…be done

Sleep I, now, eternally

Wake will I, eventually?

Unknown, unheard…entombed in stone

I cry silent…I cry alone.

– Anwaar N. Hassan

September 25, 2005

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