Birth Caused Death

The positive result on the test,
Was unexpected and unwelcome,
And the inevitable discussion arose,
On whether to go through with it or not,
And the two of you decided,
Against your better judgement,
To create life.

The months passed,
And you felt your moods wildly change,
As hormones raged through your head,
Not knowing those things necessary to sustain a new life,
Are poison to an existing one,
As they warp the mind,
Changing things that may not be necessary,
To that state called motherhood,
And vital aspects to who you are,
Can soon not turn up.

And as your child is born,
So too is a new maternal you,
While that person that you once were,
Can now find themselves dead,
Death by birth.