dear daughter,
you dont know me, or how much love i have for you.
you dont know that every october 18th, all i can do is sit and
cry because it marks another birthday that i missed with you.
you dont know how i held you one time,
and tried to remember how sweet you smelled.
you dont know how much i cherished every minute of having you in my belly,
because i knew once you came out id never see you again.
you dont know how hard it is to look at myself in the mirror
and live with the regret every day.
you dont know how much my heart aches, just to see a picture of your face.
you dont know how many times ive shed tears
because i know you will have a better life without knowing me.
you dont know how as i sit and write this letter
tears are streaming down my face.
you dont know how hard it was to sign those papers
that said you werent mine anymore.
you dont know how much i love you, baby girl.
i love you so much, i had to let you go.
im so sorry.
your regretfull mother
A contest entry
- letter to a baby by CarCrashHumor.
600 points, ended August 11, 2007, 35 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - ~~~PREWRITE CONTEST~~~ by phoenixonfire.
300 points, ended September 2, 2007, 13 entries
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i love you so much, i had to let you go.
im so sorry.
your regretfull mother
Indeed a heartfelt write is here...a great piece touching the scenario of the life and its truths...I love the flow of a mother here ..Well what else can be the more beautiful than this verse when you talk about truth of life and its depth..I love this piece..you have worded this poem
with so much wonder..I appreciate and I am at awe..well done..
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This was very very heart felt and touching. My Mother put me and my brothers in foster homes as small children and my brothers were adopted but not me. I have seen the pain she has gone through all these years until because of me, they were finally reunited with each other. This shows that your heart was in the right place in giving your baby a life you couldn't give her. A brave soul you are and I thank you for sharing this very personal letter. Many blessings~Jessica
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Aw~! this is so sweet and compassionate! Well seperation can make things worse..u only miss someone when they are gone..u have expressed the feelings of being away from your kid very well!
Thanks for entering and good luck!
luv
pri
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Devils Reject
What a wonderful painful poem, straight from the heart. Its words say what you feel - nothing more and nothing less. You could have used 'fancy' wording, but you did not - you could have blamed others, but you did not - you could have given excuses, but you did not. Whether the child will accept or reject the contents we will not know - but she will never be able to dismiss your words. Wonderful.
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"you dont know how i held you one time,
and tried to remember how sweet you smelled.
you dont know how much i cherished every minute of having you in my belly,
because i knew once you came out id never see you again.
you dont know how hard it is to look at myself in the mirror
and live with the regret every day.
"
"you dont know how many times ive shed tears
because i know you will have a better life without knowing me.
you dont know how as i sit and write this letter
tears are streaming down my face.
you dont know how hard it was to sign those papers
that said you werent mine anymore.
you dont know how much i love you, baby girl.
i love you so much, i had to let you go."
this is heart-wrenching.
you made the right choice.. if there is a right choice.
you sacrificed yourself for the sake of you child, which signifies the best quality in a mother.
beautiful poem... I wish there was a way to send comfort over the internet to a complete stranger... -
Brilliant
very heartfelt letter no real rhyme to it but i think that adds to the poem instead of taking it away, I know how hard it is to lose a child so im not going to lie to you and say it will get easier because by know im sure you know it doesnt but still this is a brilliant poem keep it up
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