The Mother

Abortion is defined as a premature birth occurring before the fetus can survive; an induced expulsion of a fetus. "The Mother," a poem written by Gwendolyn Brooks looks at abortion from a different point of view. This is a poem that deals with the sequence of emotions that a woman may go through after she has had an abortion. The images of the typical children events go through her mind. This woman, the mother, is …

…habits that people usually wouldn't pay any attention, "You will never wind up the sucking-thumb or scuttle off ghosts that come." In the end she does pledge her love for her dead children, even though she admits she knew them "faintly." She is a regretful mother that understands her mistakes and knows that she has committed a crime against herself as well as against her children. She is an example of many modern day females.