If You Were Not Born Poem by Musa Gift Masombuka

If you were not born,
They wouldn't have the qualities of parenthood,
They wouldn't have somewhere to place their memories,
They wouldn't have someone to call their precious gift,
They wouldn't have a remark to look at,
And brings back the memories.

Now that you are born,
You are so special to them th they named you Precious,
You are a gift to them they named you Gift,
You are an unforgettable item to them they named you Remember,
You are a flashback of their memories they named you Kgopotso,
They are lucky to have you they named you Lesego,
They are happy for you they named you Thabile,
You are their heir they named you Mojalefa,
They long prayed to have a baby so they named you Thapelo,
You are a remembrance of their love they named you Segopotso.
Happy living, enjoy this lifetime with your parents.