I wrote this thinking of my Angel Malia who passed away 12/23/2006. She was 5 1/2 months old.
All the things we never got to do..


" I never got to...."

I never got to hold you
and look you in the eyes

I never got to kiss your chubby cheeks

and cuddle you , so you wouldn't cry.


So quietly you left me

gently you stopped trying to breathe

and I felt your last breath

gently caress my cheek

A soft butterfly kiss as I continued

to weep.


I never got to see you crawl

or pull yourself up,

on the nearest wall.

So much happened

and we missed it all


I never got to hear you say my name

call my Mommy, or even

play a game


I never got to hear you laugh

As I tickled you or

you splashed in your bath


So very many things

we never got a chance to do

And all I have left are memories

of you


I never cried as you took

that first step

and I never got to hold you

as you quietly without pain

slept.


I never got to tell you

how much I loved you

I never got to tell you

That I would always miss you.


I never got to hold you

and look you in the eyes

I never got a chance

to even say good-bye.