To My Child, Stillborn

Dedicated to those who have lost babies

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You grew inside me

Until you didn’t.

You moved and kicked

Until you didn’t.

You entered life

With ended life.

In stillness.

I held you

Until I didn’t.

They said let go.

Body empty. Arms empty.

At night I hear a cry.

I move inside an empty room.

I kick the wall.

I am here. Waiting.

You move inside me.

I feel you kick.

You are there. Waiting.

In the morning

In the stillness

They say let go.

Body empty. Arms empty.

By Amy Losi

From: United States

Instagram: amy.losi