Parted But Joined

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This poem I wrote as a gift for my daughters 40th birthday. Next year she is 50.

When you were born
On the first of July
I was so broken hearted
I wished I could die
'Cause I'd made the choice
To say goodbye
Such a sad sounding word
Still makes me cry

I stood hour after hour
In the hospital ward
Just looking at you face
I never got bored
The window between us 
Cut like a sword
The bond we had forged 
Through umbilical cord

When the time came 
And they took you away
For me it was such 
A cold bleak day
I wanted to scream
I wanted to say
PLEASE DON'T TAKE
MY BABY TODAY

The loss of you 
Had a cost you'll find
Was your new family 
Caring and kind?
Or did they have a vice
Which damaged your mind?
Was your face full of joy
Or with pain lined

The years passed by
Some fast, some slow
And still my heart 
Could not let go
Where you were
I wanted to know
Was your life over?
Or did it still flow

Every single year 
On the 1st of July
To that little baby 
My thoughts would fly
I would find myself a hole
Scrunch up and cry
Another year of longing
Has just passed by

Then came the day
That we were to meet
I couldn't control 
The itch in my feet
I couldn't get my bum
To sit still on the seat
It was going too slow
This waiting to greet

And there you were
Your lovely face to see
And in my arms
As you were meant to be
You held me so tight
Like you were scared I'd flee
But ah it was heaven 
To feel you there with me

Then came a silence
What do I say?
How can I ask you 
About every passing day?
For 17 long years
What happened along the way?
Was your life very sad?
Mediocre or gay?

And now so many years
Have passed us by
Together we've had reasons
To laugh and cry
Our affinity hasn't always
Been able to fly
But the bond between us
Kept us joined with a sigh

Throughout the lapse 
Of so many years
Times of great joy 
And happy tears
Times of silence
And times of fears
For the sound of your voice
I waited with open ears

During this time 
That went so fleet
you gave me 2 grandkids
They are so sweet
2 lovelier people
You would seldom meet
As nice human beings
They're hard to beat

It's now 40 years 
Since you've been alive
Our love has proved
That it can survive
Our bond has held
Tight and fast
And we have got over
Our very sad past

Today in you
I have a friend
Someone on whom 
I can always depend
To simply love me to the end
So my heart to you
I forever send.

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