The Beginning

By Decorian Morgan

She looks at him afraid  

She asks, “are you ready”

Ready for what 

Ready to be a father 

A father to a child 

A father at eighteen 

Seventeen not even an adult 

Seventeen with a responsibility 

Responsibility to someone else 

Responsibility to provide 

Provide for his child 

Provide for her

Her mind is numb

Her face is blank 

Blank face 

Blank stare

Stare at the floor 

Stare at the walls

Walls around him 

Walls between them 

Them means a family 

Them means a baby 

A baby on the way

A baby has needs 

Needs he can't meet 

Needs space 

Space away from her 

Space away from it 

It that grows 

It is in her 

Her eyes water 

Her heart breaks 

Breaks like the condom 

Breaks like his promises 

Promises of forever 

Promises of love 

Love for himself 

Love equals lust 

Lust equals love

Lust is what he had 

Had an idea 

Had a plan 

Plan to leave 

Plan to lose 

Lose the baby 

Lose- lose 

 Lose him 

Lose her baby 

Her baby

Him 

By Decorian Morgan