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After All These Years

Baby! A life not to be, Beneath the soil, A tiny forgotten soul, An untold dark secret, I have the blue blanket, Mother never ever knew, It is faded soft and pale blue, I did not know you died, Mother said adopted and we cried. Baby! They lied to me, I looked for you, All the long years flew, I do not know why, A whisper made me cry, Cemetery records confirmed, So now your name to be engraved, The secret to be told, In cold stone the truth though so old. _____________________ June 3, 2015 Rhyme Submitted to the contest, Any Old Poem #9, sponsor, Skat Fourth Place

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Kim Merryman

Date: 7/13/2015 6:16:00 PM

This is so sad, Constance! Congrats on your win! Love, Kim

Lycia Harding

Date: 7/13/2015 4:03:00 PM

Oh, I LOVE this! So dark but with such an ominous truth to it. Congrats on your win, BW. xoxo

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 7/13/2015 8:23:00 AM

Congratulations Constance, once again I am moved by your words.

Skat A

Date: 7/13/2015 12:16:00 AM

Broken, thank you for the support... SKAT

Constance La France

Date: 7/7/2015 4:25:00 PM

I had the baby's name engraved on the headstone a few weeks ago, it reads, Baby Conrad, Son of Constance, finally the family secret is revealed . . I went to the cemetery with my sister to see it and we brought a single red rose, it was so emotional but also healing for me

Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/8/2015 7:28:00 AM

you just made me sigh ohh so deeply... a deep, moving piece.. brvo, constance.. huggs

Edwin Hofert

Date: 6/4/2015 7:08:00 PM

Like waves against the rocks. This will like revisit you from time to time. Breaking you one day, Making you the next. I no longer understand the concept of protecting someone with a lie. But it had to happen to me before I knew it can't be done. There's a place in the bible in revelations that talks of babies that know no sin becoming Angels. I believe that. I hope you can too. God bless.

Emile Pinet

Date: 6/4/2015 12:53:00 PM

You take the essence of hurt distilled from countless tears and paint your words with this potent brew of emotions. Well written. Emile.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/4/2015 8:42:00 AM

I am so sorry that this has burden has been added to your heart. This is a beautiful tribute to your child. Like Judy says, all will be revealed in the next life. Some mysteries have to wait. In the meantime there is life to be lived sometimes joyful sometimes sad always precious.

Huberta Van Akkeren

Date: 6/4/2015 3:58:00 AM

such feeling...beautiful and oh so sad. well done

Jan Allison

Date: 6/4/2015 2:03:00 AM

Oh Broken Wings this is so so so heartbreaking - there are so many questions unanswered as to why they hid it from you - now you have discovered the sad truth you have some degree of closure. :-) Hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 6/4/2015 12:57:00 AM

Broken Wings, This is a touching piece. It brought tears to my eyes. I sensed the heartbreak within each verse. My prayers go out to you tonight. That you find comfort in the midst of your pain .Alexis

Sandra Haight

Date: 6/3/2015 9:19:00 PM

Oh, Broken...my heart aches for you and tears came to my eyes. So sad you had to wonder and search all those years not knowing the truth. Perhaps there is some closure now knowing where he is and having a place to sit by with him in prayer and love. So sorry this happened to you... Love and hugs, Sandra

Constance La France

Date: 6/3/2015 8:40:00 PM

I recently found out that my parents had my baby buried at the cemetery and I am now getting his name engraved on the stone, I found out by accident really, I asked the cemetery for a list of who is buried at our plot and there it was . . all those years they could have told me and even in my mothers dying breath she didn't . . . or couldn't, all she said was I love you . .

Judy Konos
Date: 6/4/2015 6:36:00 AM

couple of thoughts, Have you tried counseling, many places offer this; you have spent much time wondering where, with whom and if your child is happy; the hope, knowing at legal age the child can find the birth mother; the blow, you found the child first; God calls us home when he wants us and for some reason unknown he has put a heavy burden on your shoulders, which when he calls you home, will be explained the moment you see him. God Bless you...

Constance La France
Date: 6/4/2015 6:01:00 AM

Judy, I know what they did was done to protect me and I loved them both very much but still I am having a hard time finding a reason why in time they could not tell me the truth ...I also buried my second child but by that time I was married

Judy Konos
Date: 6/4/2015 5:51:00 AM

I was lost, read this a number of times, came away with you had a child died at childbirth, you were told baby was adopted in an effort to soften the pain your mother lied to you. I can see how much she loved you and how wrong she was. Nobody teaches us how to be parents and we do the best we can. God Bless