I Birthed Him MY WAY

And now, my baby's here

and so I'll close the bedroom curtain

My friend, I'll say it clear

 I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

I've had a birth so sweet, on Simkin's map

my labor highway

Oh but more, much more than this

I birthed him my way

Regrets, I may have few

but then again, too few to mention

I did what I had to do

for normal birth was my intention

I chose what worked for me and let the rest

pass down the byway

Oh but more, much more than this

I birthed him my way

Yes there were times, I'm sure you knew

When I bit off more than I could chew

But through it all, when there was doubt

I stood right up and pushed him out

I faced it all, and I stood tall

And birthed him my way

I've loved I've laughed I've cried

I've reaped rewards of all my choosing

And now, as I look back I find it all so darn amusing

To think I did all that

And may I say, in not a shy way

Oh no no no, oh no not me

I birthed him my way

For what's a woman, what has she got

If not herself, then she has naught

to say the things she really truly feels

it felt so good, it felt so real

let the record speak, I am not weak

I birthed him my way !

Kathryn Berkowitz, 2009 LLLof NC Conference Session

"Your Birth, Your Way"