Murdering The Unborn - Comments

Wow, there's a lot of people commenting that aren't being fair here. It shouldn't matter whether you agree with the subject of the poem, it should be on the quality of the article and if necessary the quality of the written poetry. The author of the poem was young when she wrote the poem, and was exceedingly mature than many other people at this time. This article shows just how good the poem was, and picks out the important details such as the author showing pity and sympathy towards the woman in the poem. The poem itself may be written on a controversial subject to which I myself have various opinions on, although they don't stop me from being able to see the style and fluidity shown throughout the poem itself.

What commenters seem to fail to remember first of all is that a) this is a review of a poem, and b) the text you're all critiquing is part of a poem. A poem doesn't have to make scientific sense and it doesn't have to follow the laws nor does it have to convey the emotions of the author. Poetry about death/starving/chaos is not something that's very uncommon, and abortion is just another subject to add to that list. It's a plot. It doesn't mean that the author has gone through it or will go through it. It doesn't mean the author isn't perfectly aware of how the laws really work. They're painted words to tell a horrific story.

I genuinely don't understand the comments below, except for Kurtni's which I agree with 100%.

It's disheartening to me that the commenters below never learned in English class that the narrator or subject of a poem does not necessarily reflect the author's beliefs or opinions. English 101, guys.

Out of curiosity, I just had to read Lost In Space's poem, and indeed, I do agree with the commenters below me. I feel as if she does not know at all what she is talking about. I think if you had to write a poem about any subject in the world, you would have to have some sort of experience. Whether that experience would be that she had gotten an abortion herself, or like the commenter be below me, do not believe in abortion because of your religious beliefs. I do not believe in abortion, nor do I support it.

For me it is more of the "It's your choice not mine." attitude when it comes to abortion. Of course, it is a horrifying topic to discuss and to think about especially when you have to choose between murdering the unborn or not, but think of it as if you were in that situation. If that's what Lost In Space is trying to portray, then I guess I can understand that. The poem over all was not my favorite. She has many poems of depression and darkness and cutting, I can relate to those because it seems as if she knows what she is talking about as if she was a victim of cutting and such as am I, the other poems, not so much.

Overall, I am not a religious person, but it just irks me that this author assumes that she knows what she's talking about when clearly she doesn't. The poem is cascaded with immaturity.

I love Hello Loves commeny. I grew up in an extremely Catholic family, all of whom despise the very idea of abortion. While yes, I may believe that for most cases (barring those of which carrying a child not even to term but to the point of he/she being able to sustain life outside of the womb would mean both mother amd child dying. I would rather have a living girl than a dead mother and child) giving birth is the right thing to do, not everyone agrees. Sure, I like to think that if I were raped or some such thing, I would keep my child, how should I know that that would really happen? I have never been in that position, so who am I to say what I would do? There is always the option of adoption, but not everyone can survive that ordeal. Not everyone has the same moral or religious beliefs, and just because my religion doesn't think it is right doesn't mean everyone agrees. I will not try to shove my beliefs down your throat as long as you show me the same respect. The only reason I would judge someone about getting an abortion is when they use it as birth control, because that is just plain irresponsible. Otherwise, I do not know the circumstances therefor I will not judge.

Again, this is just my opinion, and I don't expext you to agree, nor will I jump down your throat if you don't. Please show me the same respect. I am always interested in hearing new opinions as long as no one comes looking for a fight.

the below me knows what shes talking about, i cant even post a logical comment without sounding like im taking everything from her post, hello love. your comment explains it all.

I can really tell these were written by a young teenager. There’s a naiveté to the phrases ‘I can’t kill this thing, so the drink will instead’ that just scream immaturity and a lack of understanding of the actual issues surrounding abortion. Abortion is not controversial because of the reasons why the pregnancies aren’t carried to term; it is controversial because it cannot be agreed on when life begins and when the mother’s rights end, as suggested by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. when he said that "the right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." Here, he discusses who has the priority of rights. This poet clearly does not grasp that it is the mother who has priority in this poem – using bitter language like ‘edged with venom’ suggests a choice.

For many women, the choice to abort does not feel like a choice, and the young poet can hardly understand the pain of wasted youth, rape, mental health issues, disability, financial instability, abusive relationships or homelessness – these are all reasons that real women give for needing an abortion. The real women behind abortion are often forgotten. These women may be in situations where it’s just not possible to have a child, like the ones above, and often are psychologically damaged for years after the abortion.

Yes, there is an allusion to the pain, as you rightly state that there is some sense of regret in the phrase “It was never my intention to end you this way” but actually ‘this way’ implies that the mother intended to end the child another way, which is a very careless word choice. There are cases of women going mad during pregnancy, who actually consider their child a ‘parasite’. That’s what it really boils down to – the ninth month struggle for survival as the foetus lives off its mother.

There is no acknowledgement of this illness (where babies carried to term face the risk of being abused or neglected by the mother, or the mother suffers from post-natal depression) by the poet, further implying a naiveté of these issues. Abortion is a terrible thing, but emotionally-charged poetry like this does nothing to help women who are trapped by pregnancy in terrible situations by judging them and making them feel even worse.