Macerated Stillborn

Her mother looked with tears, heart leaking with pains As the silent body of her newborn laid there Skin peeling off with every touch Skull losely packed with pieces of bones Feeling like a jelly in one's hands A heartbreaking goodbye it was to the daughter who never lived Macerated stillborn she was called, MSB for short Weight less than one killogram that burial was not an option But only incineration was allowed A pregnancy terminated before term Life ending before it could even begin Mother's eyes watching with aching heart As hopes bleed beyond resuscitation A sad day it was Gone but memories will remain Her image shall forever exist in her mother's eyes A story to share and an experience to strengthen others has been created Tears have flowed, a heart has been broken Africa has lost but life the journey of pains proceeds.