Conjoined Twins

for Express #24 contest by Dr. Madhavi

Our birth is rather rare!

Hasn’t Nature been unfair?

Our bodies fused at points,

We’re babies freak – you stare!

We’re mostly just stillborn!

But, some are born alive;

None know how we are born;

We were called ‘Siamese Twins’!

‘Conjoined Twins’ is better!

Some worked as circus clowns;

Some lived to adolescent age –

A life like in a cage!

Some had two heads and one torso;

Some thoraces, conjoined;

Some were fused back to back;

Why God allows our births?

Thoracopagus; pygopagus;

Dicephalus tetrabrachius:

Some died before their birth;

Some were mere exhibits!

Some were lucky to earn some name;

Some were lucky to get some fame;

But to be born as ‘Conjoined Twins’ –

Oh, what a horrifying shame!

But those were olden days!

There is now improved scope;

The modern world gives hope –

To help us live separate.

Just try to live like us;

Then, you will know our plight;

Something had not been right;

We cannot live and fight!

Yet, life is miserable;

We are a sorry lot;

We live with anguished hearts,

Until we can depart!

Most of us can’t survive;

Yet, some are born alive;

To live for long, we strive;

God allows some to thrive.

So, pray, we shouldn’t be born;

But you kill the unborn,

All hale and hearty kids –

Foul murder, God forbids?

Be humane men, women;

God watches from heaven;

How can you kill children,

Who aren’t deformed like us?

Copyright by Dr John Celes 5-20-2008

Link: http://drcelestinemd.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/05/conjoined-twins.htm