Betty's Knot
- Poetry
- Original Writing
Take a 7
And a 7
And ya twist it
All around
And that’s how I
Came on out
Blue like a smirf
Papa white like ghost
Mama blind to number 3
A girl she wanted most
Baby boy born dying
Diaphragm silent but trying
Oxygen deprivation countdown
to damage
Brain function
to dysfunction
to destruction to...
Baby boy free
To unfree
From peace to panic
To limp born new me
Triage to Lifeline for
9
Now a deadline for
10-9-8
But it’s Betty’s miracle night
An angel for helpless me
Limp without a fight
Brought back to life
Always brought back
To life
47 birth days
Many times strangled
Then brought back
To life
Begs the question
Why
Why the strangles
The holds
The untangles
Brought back to life
Why
Why
Why Betty
Why
Me?