Fifth one born, a girl
brings luck, wealth
and so to say prosperity.
A belief hard to believe.
Fourth born if she is a girl
will suffer like a dog
She will struggle. Still
more harder to accept,
It so happens, I am the fourth
child of my parents, I ask my
mother ” Will I suffer? being the fourth
Mom negates my fear
saying, “actually you are fifth.
My first child got aborted
due to natural causes. You are
my fifth child.”
I do not know why she brought
in the aborted child. Is it just
to make me happy or is it
the real truth. I do not know.
Fourth or fifth, I live like
any ordinary woman, Not
much to speak of either
way.
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