Grieve your loss, let the tears flow.
An ache within you, that no one else knows.
No apologies needed, from your mother heart.
This babe was a part of you, from the very start.
Though daylight unseen, your child had life.
Tis the sorrow of death that cuts like a knife.
Honor this babe, do not leave without name
Acknowledge the love to which they have claim.
Childhood dreams you never got to see.
Gather your friends, "Come weep with me."
Share your pain, words of anger too,
With willing hearts that will grieve with you.
Begin the healing, it will take some time,
From this pit of loss is an up hill climb.
No need to forget what might have been,
But look to the future...
and start again.
Author notes
May you find those who will share your sorrow and pain to grieve this great loss with you, as I do.
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A contest entry
- Can anyone help me feel better? xxx by Scarlet x Stone.
570 points, ended October 24, 14 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Wow
Oh my you really poured out the feelings with your words. Such a great expression and masterful use of rhyme. Best of luck in the contest
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A gift of soul
This poem is all heart. It touched me deeply with its pain. This type of loss is indescribable. It is a wise choice to simply offer to share it. "Come weep with me" is truly a gift of soul.
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This is a wonderful piece, Katie. Sometimes the constraints of a rhyme can make the thought the writer is trying to convey seem stiff. You had no trouble with this at all. The content is sensitive, empathetic. Bravo!
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A Fabulous Write
It is true that recovery from grief is found in letting oneself feel it.
I only know grief from loss and death, not the loss of a child so and I'll never know a mother's loss in such a way. It has to seem catastrophic.
You and I know death was not a part of the Plan.
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Beautifully penned indeed, with such empathy. You have penned a soft and tender poem to someone who has such a geat loss, but you haven't overdone it. Just perfect
Best wishes.
Gaylene
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Words of a healer. An artful invite for closure. Well-penned.
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A very moving and sincere poem - and well-written also.
All the best,
Bill
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Hey, a very emotional and heart filling write. You are so write, you need to gather family and friends and cry and move on, otherwise you stay depressed and sad and cannot move forward xxx Very great write x
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