Have you ever lost a child?
Have you had to say goodbye to a being that had nothing but love for you?
Have you ever had to think of all the things that still needed to be done?
Have you ever said that only a child should bury a parent, never the other way around?
If you have ever lost a child
you wouldn’t care
what they looked like,
what clothes they wore,
what lovers they had, or
what made them happy.
You would love that they were alive.
I would take my son back
no matter what choices he ever wanted to make
no matter what mistakes he ever made
no matter how many times he messed up.
Think about it.
Why hate a person while they are alive
when you can’t do anything but cry
when they are gone?
©2020 CBialczak Poetry
Written for dVerse poets pub: Pride: https://dversepoets.com/2020/06/16/dverse-poetics-on-pride/
Yes, I have. Here is the first of the pieces I wrote for Jacqueline. https://poetryphotosandmusingsohmy.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/and-the-rain-fell/
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I have lost a child, and you are right about all of this.
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So sorry for your loss. It is awful.
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I feel for you in your pain. It is terrible when those we are closest to pass away when young. Knowing how fragile and fleeting life can be makes it all the more precious. You are so right.
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I don’t have any children… but I cannot imagine the sorrow… and how it must feel. So sorry for your loss.
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Thank you.
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I can’t even imagine! I’m so sorry for your loss!
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Thank you, it is the worst thing ever.
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We need to treat each goodbye as if it were the last. Your message is heart-rending.
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It is the worst pain in the world
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❤
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I watched a childhood friend die. Does that count? I was pretty young at the time
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Shit, anything counts! The only difference is that when you have a child you imagine all the possibilities for them. That is then ripped away. It also seems like a cruel joke that God would bless you with a child who you love unconditionally and then take that child back.
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I just know that I will always trade places with my child if it’s a matter of life and death. They deserve to live!
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That they do….
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Such a heartfelt poem, Christine, that made me cry. That’s why we are parents, to love that our children are alive, no matter what.
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{{{{{HUGS}}}}}
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This is so heartbreaking. Well penned.
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Thank you. I wish I had no experience in it…
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Very true 👌👌👍💟
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