Goodbye

Today I should be enjoying being 22 weeks pregnant. Instead I am attending a memorial service to finally say goodbye to our baby boy.

Goodbye
Baby boy
I had dreamt of our future together
Sunny moments like Polaroids flashing before my closed eyes.

Goodbye
Baby boy
I had such plans for our future together
A room of your own decorated with joy and boundless love.

Goodbye
Baby boy
I had prepared for our future together
Lying awake as you fluttered inside me.

Goodbye
Baby boy
I still yearn for our future together
There's an empty place in my heart for our unwritten story.

Goodbye
Baby boy.

This post was first published on Christie's blog, Childhood 101, on September 29th, 2010.

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