The Mother by Gwendolyn Brooks

Introduction

The poem is said to be about a mother who has had an abortion and she discusses what she is going through cognitively. It is about the memories that the mother has of the entire process of abortion and the kind of plans she had for her children when they grow up. In the first stanza of the poem the writer states that "Abortions will not let you forget," where in a general manner Brooks states that Abortions leave remorseful memories. The mother tries to convey the exact feelings she had in her entire pregnancy and her ...