Poems

[Baby~amore`]

To those who look away

When I grow teary-eyed in the baby department

Look a little deeper

Surely you have some compassion in your heart



To those who change the subject

When I speak my daughter's name

Change your way of thinking

It might just change your whole life



To those who roll their eyes

And say that we barely had her at all

So how could we miss her so much?

In our hearts we have seen her live a thousand times



We have seen her first steps, first day of school

Her wedding and her children

We have had her forever in our minds



To those who say “you’ll have another”

We may and we’ll thank God for that every day

But even if I have 20 more babies

I will forever have one who is not here

And that is one too many



To those who say get on with my life

I have. It is a different life

The life of a grieving mother



Do not judge the bereaved mother

She comes in many forms

She is breathing but she is dying

She may look young but inside she is ancient

She smiles but her heart sobs

She walks, she talks, she cooks, she cleans, she works,

She is but she is not – all at once

She is here but part of her is somewhere else – for eternity



Author Unknown - changed to her/she/daughter