Childbirth Poem by Janice M Pickett

Not all pain is bad
like birth pains when having my children
that pain was good
Not all tears are sad
like the joy I felt when I first touched their tiny hands
and kissed their soft-scented cheeks
Not all anger is negative
like letting vent at a political argument
fighting for the rights of your family
getting a valid point into the heads of
one thoughtless idiot with no consideration
for human rights
No not all anger is bad
For every tear there is joy
a happy sunny place following the rain
Look up at the rainbow and smile
The bright colors are reminders of
the magnificent gift of life
and remember those precious moments
when you too will hold your newborn
child for the very first time
Smile and let the feeling of joy
surround you and swallow you up
for it is you who will teach this tender soul
the power of loving and living
in a positive creative world
you my friend who will have the chance to say
not all pain is bad


(Written for a pregnant friend who was terrified to go through labor)