Poem: I am pregnant!

I must be pregnant Changes in the atmosphere Old friendships fade And acquaintances grow closer Area of influence is enlarged My world is becoming smaller I must be pregnant My lamp does not go out at night The Weight around my eyes begins to show My mind is a fun fare, brightly coloured lights Oh imagination makes me travel adventures of a life time In a second I blink All my adventures carefully jotted down in a business plan I must be pregnant They miss me and complain that they haven't seen me in awhile Yet I constantly hear "Hello Liz, pleased to meet you..." My hands have touched more life and vibration than an electric technician Oh what's the right jargon? I can't Google, this ultrasound has stolen my focus I am so pregnant I am as pregnant as can be Even in my dreams I am haunted preparations, planning, budgeting all the necessary requirements before giving birth OH! the pain is so close The contractions are too close I can feel the vision fighting to come alive God how desperately I need you Giving birth without fail needs the assistance of the power of God Death and life lie before me I need to be strong and courageous I need to draw all the strength from my legs, from my core, from my gut, from my heart and push this vision into existence Ahhh... The pain! The pain of passion. The pain of vision. The pain of Destiny. Release my child. Release my brain child. Release my seed. Release my harvest. Release my purpose. Oh but the Joy set before me. With great Joy I will endure these labour pains. Because I know beholding my baby will be worth every blood, sweat and tears. Poem written by Elizabeth Ramadikela