LITERATE APE

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It's My Baby (to the tune of "It's My Party")

By Elizabeth Harper

No one knows where I can go
I'm running out of time
Family and friends are a no-show
Why is my body the site of a crime?

It's my baby, and I'll kill it if I want to
Kill it if I want to, kill it if I want to
You would kill it too
if pregnancy was forced on you

Weighing my options, keep thinking all night
Leave me alone for now
Unless you know who can help,
Who's got the wherewithal and know-how

It's my baby, and I'll kill it if I want to
Kill it if I want to, kill it if I want to
You would kill it too
if pregnancy was forced on you

Police and social workers busting through the doors
Fascists with guns and expertise
Ignore plaintive cries
Treat me like a social disease

It's my baby, and I'll kill it if I want to
Kill it if I want to, kill it if I want to
You would kill it too
if pregnancy was forced on you