Fighting For Life - Emotive Write
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For nine long months I nurtured you
Soon the time arrived to give birth
When you were born your skin was blue
I came crashing back down to earth
The nursing staff did all they could
I could see you fighting for life
Their intervention was no good
My heart’s been cut out with a knife
I held you close for many hours
Never wanting to let you go
Your tiny crib’s strewn with flowers
My heart’s heavy with grief and woe
The empty feeling in my heart
I asked God why you had to die
Sweet child we should not be apart
But now you reside in the sky
I placed your coffin by your dad
He died weeks before you were born
Bereft with grief I feel so sad
I have two angels now to mourn
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Quatrain form used - 8 syllables per line
Checked with how many Syllables
08~22~16
Copyright © Jan Allison | Year Posted 2016
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