In a matter of minutes

A second ago a woman cries
For the choice she has made

Two seconds ago
A young man jumps for joy because he free
From responsibility

Three seconds ago
A child's life was ended

4 seconds ago
A murder was committed
A murder that is excused

A minute ago
A mother made a choice
She will never forget

Two minutes ago
A young man walks off
Without a care in the world

Three minutes ago
A child lost all hope
Lost all rights

All in the matter of minutes  

Author's Note

Sorry about making the guy seeming like a jerk but most young guys act like this when it comes to their gf's having abortions

Reviews

[Geralyn Miller]

Painfully true. Many young me skate through an unwanted pregnancy with little or no thought. We need to do a much better job of educating the young about sex. Take the stupid "abstinece only" crap and use it to light a fire under the morons who advocate no sex education. They are as bad as the Taliban for wanting society twisted to their perverted version of religion.

[Alicia Schroeder]

This is sad, however, not all men are like that, some are actually very devistated about things such as abortion, sometimes it is the woman being devious toward the man, not thinking of her own consiquences she'll later go through... This was a great topic.. I think you should try to put both sides of what they are thinking.. Challange yourself to put yourself in there thoughts or shoes for a minute and see what else you could come up with on this topic.. It was a very nice read :)

[Alicia™]

:(

[HereWithoutYou<3]

It's true, it all is. This is the truth about life, the truth is most people have to go through this.

[Akshat♥]

Time is very important in life..
so,take proper use of it..
nice poem..
i really liked the way you use time here(seconds)
:)

[JanieB]

This is really good. I think the poem can relate to life in general too. Good job.

[guiltyascharged]

That's freaking so true! I hate when men do that. Like really, suck it up and be a man. Nice work.

[Jeff]

I don't think all guys would think this way. I'm sure I wouldn't have when I was a teenager.

Anyways this was a good write. Responsibility lies in the hands of the parents to educate their young about sex when they are at that age and only hope that their children listen. Too many parents just let the school take care of it or hope their kids do what is best.

[Marie Harrison]

Thankfully this is a choice I never had to make. But several of my friends did, and all of them regretted the decisions they made. Abortion stays with you for life. They always think of the life that they took away. I don't think I could do it.

[Calypso]

I agree. I once heard that a child dies or starvation every 3 seconds. The point you brought up is true. It only takes a minute to change everything for good or bad.

[Fallacy Pharmacy]

Beautifully written, and so very true. Men will never understand what women go through...