No Holds Barred Poetry Writing Challenge: Day 4

body of water during golden hour

I woke up dying—
tiny fingers clamped
around my throat—
I couldn’t breathe.
It was her—
my unborn child
returning from the hell
I cursed her to,
sealing my fate with
one fatal promise:
our reunion in eternity.

© 2015 Nortina Simmons

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