Articles by Alix CaDavid:
Even Life is Not
She is 9
She is pregnant
She is off
Even she is not
Her mother is 19
Her mother is single
She had a boyfriend
That fathered her grandchild
Even she is not
Time is passing by
The wheels are turning
What goes around
Even it is not
They see it in their eyes
The sight of reproach
They fear no death
But their unlived lives
Even life is not...
© Alix CaDavid
PS: a colleague told me the real life story of this mother & child dyad. This poem was written to acknowledge the stories of many like them.