Tagged: loss
It’s not always so easy to forget
I never ever thought there would come a time that I would get over my ex let alone find someone who could be as kind, romantic, playful and gentle. I felt like no one could ever ‘fill his shoes’ the bar had been set pretty high… and it wouldn’t even be fair to anyone to attempt a relationship. The few times I tried I ended things quickly just feeling discouraged. I considered myself lucky to had even had the opportunity to have a love like I had with my ex.
I felt these things and this way because I wasn’t yet fully healed.
Continue readingHand in hand
I walk and wait
My state
Of mind
Blank
Drowning (in my own fears)
Frowning (the lost years)
The birth
Of new life
Crowning
Rooms away
Reminders of a different day
Full of cries of life
Not anguish and strife
Tears pooling my eyes
I dare not blink
I want the tears to dry
For I fear if I cry
Let a single tear drop
My heart may just stop
Along with yours
Deep Rooted Yearning
Deep Rooted Yearning
Tossing, turning,
stomach churning,
Heartburn, burning
Deep rooted yearning
For me to arrive
You wake
Rub your belly
Swollen
Swollen with new life
With me
We are connected,
Through life giving ties
That led to my demise
The gift of life
Lies
You will never look into my eyes
Tossing, turning,
stomach churning,
Heartburn, burning
Deep rooted yearning
Longing for me to arrive
Please show support and understanding to the many women who lose a child during pregnancy or childbirth. They will never have the opportunity to look into their child’s eyes.
Please watch this educating video.
http://video.wgby.org/video/2364997083
In the first segment, my cousin through marriage, Carol McMurrich speaks about Empty Arms Bereavement Support that she founded, and the need for support of miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss. If only such support was available everywhere.