By Nigel Maycock from Market Harborough in Rutland (working in Corby).
It was two thirty in the morning When she spoke those words of need And in that instant my tiredness vanished Because with suitcase packed We drove to that appointed room And waited.
It seemed an eternity As she posed on that sterile bench Like succulent meat upon a butcher's slab So undignified and raw Yet so beautiful and ready For each movement to commence.
She screamed And screamed again As I watched in awe At how easily she obeyed her instincts To push With every panted breath.
I felt pathetic While holding her hand for comfort And realised no matter how hard I tried I could not prevent The searing agony Rippling through her body.
But, in that moment I stared open mouthed As a small blooded head Emerged from the warmth and comfort Of its mother's belly To begin the journey of its life.