by Eleanor Violet Dragonetti, 16
Printed ruffle onesies and pastel cloth swaddles
Talk about the beauty of an offspring
Dreams of tiny clear baby bottles
Special merit, obligation I’ll bring.
Talk about the beauty of an offspring
Recognize innate power inside,
special merit, obligation I’ll bring
Touched with honor and pride.
Recognize the innate power inside
Induce warmth and enchantment
Touched with honor and pride
Harbor the future like a commandment.
Induce warmth and enchantment
Linger as an omen
Harbor the future like a commandment,
and this illness, now paining my abdomen.
Linger as an omen
My future plagued by painstaking destiny
And this illness, now paining my abdomen
Drowning in debilitating agony.
My future plagued by painstaking destiny,
now I ponder in conflict.
Drowning in debilitating agony
I wish I could go back for
now I ponder in conflict,
dreams of tiny clear baby bottles.
I wish I could go back for
printed ruffle onesies and pastel cloth swaddles.
Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Bridge Ink 