How easy to be a mother,
To hope and care for everyday,
To plan a bright future
To smile and to play
But forgive me if I say to you
You are not a true mother in my eyes
You have not truely experienced motherhood
Until you have had to say goodbye
Until you have cried for a child
Experienced their pain
Mourned for their lives however brief
No matter what age
For then you are a true mother in my eyes
No matter if the world denies
A tue mother is not neccessarily one of the living
But one who loved and had to say goodbye.
How human to be a mother
To miss the child not there
She has the strength of the world
And the weight of it she must bear
She realizes what life is then
The smiles and the tears
How comforting that the Journey
Is no longer something to fear
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
5 comments:
Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem.
This really is so beautiful. I loved the line about how the Journey is no longer something to fear. I feel that is one of the many gifts my babies left with me. A stronger faith in the eternal, whatever shape and form that may take.
i found you through the babyloss directory. i am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful daughter. my twin girls were born 6 months ago, 3 months too soon. i am also in the east bay [far east].
i found you through the baby loss directory... i'm sorry for your loss. I lost my son 7 months ago, it still hurts. thanks you for sharing your beautiful poem!
Very toughing... thank you for writing and sharing this.
Post a Comment