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No, do not leave me now, do not abort, when I have grown
Within your male flesh -- from an alien embryo of woman,
When you have formed my iris from the moisture of your voice,
And built for me bones from your bones, to feel: my limbs are pushing
You from inside. Do not expel. I know your every thought,
Your every mood. Don't you remove. I'm spelled in every sentence
Written by you. Don't spill me out -- my blood is mixed with yours.
Do not forget, when I am feeding on your substance daily.
Wait till I'm ready to preserve myself -- to fight the fear
Of leaving you, strive with the horror of your aching absence,
Till I can breathe myself, and till I carry you with me --
Do not abort, leave me, remove me not, don't you expel me.
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