From the one who cannot speak

thanks mom:
i want to thank you mom, for saving me from the world. thank you for keeping me from a life full of heartbreak and theives, from humiliation and pride.
mom you saved me from the bumps and bruises of learning to walk
the jibberish of learning to talk
the scraps of learning to ride a bike
mom because of you i never had to learn to read, to paint with my fingers, to study for a spelling test. you rescued me from giving a speach at my high school graduation or trying to find a way to pay for college. before i was old enough to have a voice you made sure i wouldn't have to use it in anger, before i knew what crying was you made sure i would not shed a tear.
mom you took my life into your hands and decided i didn't need to work until i sweat, you decided not to let me struggle, not to let me grieve. mom you watched the divorce rates rise with the crime rates and you thought to yourself, i don't want my baby to grow up in this. you knew you were too young to spend time with me each day and you didn't want me to have to find friends in the neighborhood. because of you i was never made fun of, never pushed down, never failed a test, never went hungry, because of you i was never too cold or too hot, i was never too wet or too dry.....because of you i skipped life and went straight to death.
oh mama how can i thank you?...for the life i never had to lead

changedfish- the voice of one such fetus