Today, October 15th is officially Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. And so, I thought I might share with you a poem I wrote a few years ago after I lost a baby.
I dedicate this poem to all the mothers and mothers-to-be who carried their babies, but never experienced the joy of raising them.
Losing You
My soul exalted,
Overcome by joy,
Contemplating
The prospect of your birth,
The knowledge of your presence,
The beating of your heart.
Primed with pregnant pride,
I glowed,
Until you slipped away;
Leaving me alone,
To walk through life without you,
Yet knowing, you were there.
Your memory,
Etched forever in my soul,
Nurtures my weakened spirit;
Hinders my despair;
Halts my downward spiral
Of depression.
Your memory,
Stills my fertile fears;
Renews my sorrowful soul,
Even as I mourn,
Knowing you are with me,
Forever in my heart.
Your memory,
Rekindles motherly desire;
Filling me with new found hope,
Of reigniting life,
Of knowing, once again,
The power of your love.
Slán agus beannacht leat!
(Goodbye and blessings)
Irish American Mom
