Read Poetry:  The Miracle of Life by Marie Parrish

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Genre: Life, Relationship

 The Miracle of Life by Marie Parrish

“Alice?” I questioned the
petite, brown haired woman. She walked towards me, stomach
bumped an early pregnancy. I led her to the back room while she blabbed blabbed blabbed
about the usual chit-chat the baby kicked the baby made her pee the baby made her tired.
Again I wondered why she was pregnant. The radio in the corner of the exam room
whispered, “the vote for Prop 4 goes up in a week.” “What’s that?” I asked eyes tearing
away from notes. “I said I wished the father had come today,” eyes narrowed, Alice gazed at
the sun. “Minors need consent,” the radio hissed. I nodded, “How old
are you Alice?” “I’ll be 18 in two weeks,” her teeth glowed at me.
She wasn’t even an adult. “BLASPHEMY!”
I jumped eyes jumped between Radio and Alice. “What can I help…

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