The One I Never Met

The One I Never Met

I never met you.
I dreamed of you for so long—
You knew that.
That dream was a secret only we could share. 
So many nights you were in my belly, my arms, your crib,
I woke up to find you weren’t there. 

My life is full and rich now,
Yet the fact still remains—
There’s a hole in my heart because you’re not here.
I don’t know where you are.
I would’ve loved you—
I do love you.

You are haunting me.
It’s exhausting me.
I wish you would just stop.
But I know you can’t help it,
We are both lost.

I will hold you in my heart, my soul.
It’s the burden I bare—
The only secret we’ll ever get to share.
I know what your name would have been.
I promise I will remember it.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 9/24/2019 1:22:00 PM
Allison, this beautiful tribute to your lost baby was so touching it brought on the tears. Congratulations on having it featured. A warm welcome to Poetry Soup. It is very nice to meet you. Aloha, Connie : )
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Date: 9/10/2019 10:25:00 PM
A beautiful poem for a child who did not arrive from heaven as planned. Darling poem. Welcome to Poetry Soup!
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