The Meaning of Life 38 hours of suffering and pain for the mother of my child, I watched on helpless slipping into exhaustion, From room to room they moved us but the labour remained the same, A full day passed us by, the slowest most tortuous hours of my life. Sent home still without knowing what may happen, I twist and turn in my bed, The mother of my child to-be lays alone miles away from me, 7am the telephone rings out, Come now, I am being induced. Panic sets in as I hit a traffic jam on my way to the hospital oh my God no! Please I pray dont let this be I am within time my wife and mother of my child to-be remains in labour, But other concerns raise their heads. I see things within the faces of the medical staff that start to scare me, Concern for the life of my child to-be? My mind twists with pain and grief, I look into the eyes of my wife and the mother to-be. What if I have to make a choice between them both? My wife has brought me happiness that I hadnt realised existed, But my child in her stomach could be lost forever and with it my chance of fatherhood? They come to prepare my wife and mother to-be for possible theatre. I cannot let her slip into an unconscious state without letting her know what I would do, Darling, if it comes to a choice I will have to save you I could not bear to live my life without you and to a child this would not be fair She looks back and smiles at me. Almost instantly she says to me Rob I feel the need to push The two doctors in the room remain in a world of their own, The mid-wife returns and my wife and mother to-be repeats her words again, Kate, I want to push The mid-wife is now alone as three women have gone into labour at the same time, She turns and says You will have to help me I acknowledge her words and hold onto my wife tightly, Push darling push. The joyous moments that followed will remain with me forever, First I see the crown of the head and I turn to my wife and urge her to PUSH Within seconds the whole head is now in view and then the body slides out, I look to see what we have and turn to my wife and new mother and say; DARLING WE HAVE A SON. By Robert Sobota-Tulip (7th January 2012)
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:52:30 +0000
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