This poem is written less than a month after my daughter’s sudden death.

I stay up late and cry as I think of my little girl gone, Memories flood my every thought,and capture the dawn. Others say”You can make it,you’re stronger than you think”!So why do I feel for the first time in YEARS to escape in drink? I relive the many sruggles we had all through the years, My pillow is soaked in regret’s tears! Children are left to patch up their shattered and confused world, The banner of God’s mercy in this has yet to be unfurled. A hole in oour hearts is deep and strong,My BEAUTIFUL child in this world you no longer belong. I know the gift you were to your parent’s others knew you to be too, We’ll always remember you and the light you gave to others;it’s true. When some day we meet again, we’ll be rejoicig once more, Until that moment in time,we’ll be knocking on heartaches door!

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  • Katie Marie on Apr 12, 2010

    Thank you for sharing this my friend. No amount of ’strength’ can keep a heart from being shattered at the loss of their child, regardless of the age of that child.

  • Karen Gross on Apr 12, 2010

    I feel your grief at losing a child, although I have not experienced this tragic loss personally. There is an old adage you may have heard: To lose a parent is to lose a part of your past; to lose a spouse – part of your present. But to lose a child is to lose part of your future.

    I pray that though your future will look very different than you envisioned, that you will have the courage to face the challenges, that God would give you the strength to accept your new normal.

  • stryka66 on Apr 16, 2010

    My heart goes out to you after reading of your loss – what a deeply moving piece you have written…my prayers are with you and your loved ones

  • jackie on Apr 20, 2010

    I think this says it all.

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