Day 1

I am 1 day old

I cannot breath
I cannot cry
I cannot eat
My life is sustained by machines.

But I live.

I want to cry but I cannot.

There is a tube down my throat.

I want to eat but I cannot.

There is a tube down my throat.

I want to breathe but I cannot.

There is a tube down my throat.

IT HURTS !!!!

I don't like it. I must pull it out. I grab it with my tiny hands. I pull it. It won't come out. It is stuck to my face. I kick. I flail. I pull.

IT HURTS !!!!
IT HURTS !!!!
IT HURTS !!!!
IT HURTS !!!!

But it keeps me alive. My daddy knows this. I look up. He smiles at me.

I am alive