To My Friend Who Lost Her Baby

Intrepid Bebe - 11 Mar 17

But they are not lost, you and I know just where they are

They aren’t where they belong, they’ve become another star

Shining in the heavens, or whatever your belief

Good people don’t deserve this, you shouldn’t feel this grief

I wish I could turn back time, and make it all okay

It’s not how the story should run; to play out this way

You’ve got so much to give. You’ll be an amazing Mum

I want to take your pain away, turn all hurt to numb

Everything I go to write sounds insincere and trite

This breaks my heart, I’m not saying it to be polite

I worry you think I’m rubbing it in, or being smug

Speaking pleasantries, dusting off your grief with a shrug

Or that I am ungrateful as I air online moans

I’m sleep deprived, I’m grumpy, the tantrums and the groans

I know I am bloody lucky, to have my baby here

And I do count my blessings, as I draw my child near

I won’t begin to pretend that I know how you feel

Or that tears for you can make your pain any less real

I guess I just want you to know that you aren’t alone

That I’m here, I care and I’m at the end of a phone

I do believe your story will have a happy end

That one day you’ll get to take your baby home my friend

So please keep the faith, despite  not knowing how long for

That rainbow baby will come, the sun will shine once more

I wrote this poem for the Women and Men in my life who have experienced Infant Loss, and for all the People impacted by this heartbreak. Originally published on Intrepid Bebe

Intrepid Bebe

Mama to one little possum, married to her favourite human. Blogging about Motherhood, Travel and Life at: http://www.intrepidbebe.com

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