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Rejected Treasure
July 5, 2020
In the middle of a dirty lake, I’m told
If deep enough you go,
You’ll find a piece of blemished gold,
Priceless even so.
Why would one toss out this treasure
Into such a poisoned lake?
How could this, worth beyond all measure,
Be mistaken for a mistake?
Because they thought it was not real gold?
Because they had no time?
Is that why this horrid sin, I’m told,
Is not considered a crime?
You say, “It’s my choice,” but still I say,
Did the gold have a choice when you threw it away?
© Simon I., Lansing, NY
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Abortion is a topic that I feel very strongly about. I wanted to write a compelling poem about it, so I chose the analogy of a piece of gold thrown into the middle of a lake, a treasure mistaken for a mistake.