Labor Pains

I am sick today,

sick in my body,

eyes wide open, silent,

I lie on the bed of childbirth.

Why do I, so used to the nearness of death,

to pain and blood and screaming,

now uncontrollably tremble with dread?

A nice young doctor tried to comfort me,

and talked about the joy of giving birth.

Since I know better than he about this matter,

what good purpose can his prattle serve?

Knowledge is not reality.

Experience belongs to the past.

Let those who lack immediacy be silent.

Let observers be content to observe.

I am all alone,

totally, utterly, entirely on my own,

gnawing my lips, holding my body rigid,

waiting on inexorable fate.

There is only one truth.

I shall give birth to a child,

truth driving outward from my inwardness.

Neither good nor bad; real, no sham about it.

With the first labor pains,

suddenly the sun goes pale.

The indifferent world goes strangely calm.

I am alone.

It is alone I am.

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• Robert Burns: Epistle To J. Lapraik, An Old Scottish Bard: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Death and Doctor Hornbook : A True Story by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Tarbolton Lasses, The: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Epitaph On Holy Willie: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Holy Willie’s Prayer: “And send the godly in a pet to pray.” – Pope. by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Epistle To Davie, A Brother Poet: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: The Twa Herds; Or, The Holy Tulyie: An Unco Mournfu’ Tale by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Man Was Made To Mourn: A Dirge: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Lines On The Author’s Death: Written With The Supposed View Of Being Handed To Rankine After The Poet’s Interment by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Epitaph On John Rankine: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: On Tam The Chapman: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Another [Epigram On The Said Occasion… On A Henpecked Country Squire]: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Epigram On The Said Occasion [On A Henpecked Country Squire]: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: Tragic Fragment: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: On A Henpecked Country Squire: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: On A Noisy Polemic: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: The Belles Of Mauchline: by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: My Girl She’s Airy: Fragment by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: The Mauchline Lady: Fragment by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns: O Leave Novels: by Robert Burns

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