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The Words I Wish I Could Have Said

There’s no greater pain than the loss of a child

By Lee Saint-EvansPublished 22 days ago • Updated 3 days ago • 1 min read
The Words I Wish I Could Have Said
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Take me in your arms

Tell me how you love me 

The mother I longed to see

The mother who longed 

To hold me close

And never let me go

Tell me that my cries in the night

Would break your heart

As you hold a bottle to my waiting lips

Wanting nothing more than my happiness

Wanting nothing more than to call yourself

My mommy

You are my Mommy

Even though you never had the chance

To meet me

You never knew

If I was a boy or a girl

You never knew

What it’d feel like 

To have my tiny hands grip your thumb

And tell you that I love you

You’re still my mommy

Even though you’ll never know

If my hair would have been brown or blonde

If my eyes would mirror yours

If I’d have grown up

To be a doctor or a lawyer

Even though you will never know

How to fill the void 

Losing me left in your heart

You are still my Mommy

And even though we never met

I love you forever 

Naturesad poetry

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    Written by Lee Saint-Evans