Baby Loss Poems

 
In her car, the woman in deeepest melancholy sat.
Rain falling, tears falling, splat!

She thought of those many days before.
With many a handsome suitor at...

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tiny shoes in a donation box—an unfinished dream

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I look at stars in sky of midnight blue
Moonlight and roses remind me of you
I see and hear you in all sorts of things
In the...

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The Teacher

    1. I've made mistakes that could fill books,

    Held on to the good days with all the...

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Alone  the bones of the room bear no weight 
of responsibility  nor does it bare its breast of secrets

a broken pane provides a...

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I'm fifteen   darkwater dreaming or drowning
adrift and alone on the ocean of the bathroom floor
tossed on tidal waves of pain   pearled...

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Soul Eater


     The concept of the soul was intangible and distant.
 Faith and belief all that gave it substance, 
weak and...

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I lost my grandson Asher
He couldn't make it
He's Gods precious angel
Which was hard to handle
I will always think of you
And miss you
and love you
Love from...

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Those times when you were late,
As the seconds ticked by,
I relied on you to save me,
You let me down and
When I looked into your eyes,
I...

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l see you in a crowded train,
ln a lonely station l see you.
l see you in tomorrow's touch.
ln serene sunrise l see you.
l see you...

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(for CFD, 1944–2023) 

Something blinked inside my soul
I used to be half but now I’m whole
To me, the diamond ring is coal –
That’s purity of...

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My hypothalamus is haunting me.

An empty crib.

A bump that will never grow.

Love authenticity, you will always be a part of me.
A ghost in the hallways.

Your...

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Alone and floppy with nothing to wear
Silently, I left you there
But I wish I never had

The marks of lifesaving staining your skin
I couldn’t dress you...

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The Moment We're Born
From the moment we are born
We are homesick for the womb
We now know loss and cold
No matter how long our life
The pain...

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I turned ten two days ago,
I blew out the candles with a heavy sigh.
You were born today,
Still.

Your lips inherited 
The reddest hue of cardinal feathers,
Your...

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