When You wish Upon a Star
Thomas Portman 1949 (detroit)
January 24When You wish Upon a Star
FORTY MILLION LIVES HAVE BEEN ABORTED THUS FAR!
LET'S IDENTIFY EACH ONE WITH HIS/HER OWN LITTLE STAR.
SO, WHEN WE DWELL ON THE STARS AT NIGHT;
WE'LL REMEMBER THE ABORTED AND THAT HIDEOUS SITE!
WE CAN REFLECT ON THE DISTANCE OF EACH LITTLE LIGHT AND COMPARE IT WITH THE GROWING INSENSITIVITY OF MURDER IN GOD'S SIGHT!
HOW LONG WILL ITN LAST, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
BEFORE MAN RECTIFIES THIS HORRENDOUS MISTAKE?
SO, WHEN YOU WISH UPON A LITTLE STAR
MAY YOUR WISH BE MAN'S AWARENESS THAT HE HAS DRIFTED SO FAR!
About this poem
Wrote two poems against abortion in the 80"s
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Written on July 26, 1986
Submitted by portmantom03 on December 31, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
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| Words | 104 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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