On Roe Day, A Mother’s Lament By A Rachel, Anne Hendricks On Roe Day, I take to verse, To name the blessing and the curse. In ninety-one, a winter's chill, They broke my body and my will. Lorelei Elisabeth was the first, A mother’s heart, a bubble burst. The "D and X" left scars within, Where all my sorrows would begin. The damage done was deep and wide, With nowhere left for life to hide. Because of what Dr. James Gay did to me, I lost my future family. I miscarried three