The Loss Of A Child Poem by Mimie Durand

It’s hard to accept losing a child
Why wasn’t it me;
Life is too short as it is
I don’t agree that it's our destiny.

Each day we continue on with our daily tasks
Coping until there is a reminder
Of their birthday or first date;
Why do I ponder.

Leaning on people is not their fancy
But tormenting themselves is a sin
They hope a day will come, in time
That they can hurdle their grief from within.

When You grieve the loss of a child
It’s never in the natural order of things
For a child to die before his/her parents
The nightmare never ends, it’s not dwindling

As the reality of the death settles in
Intense anger at the thought
Deep anguish that the loss is “forever”
God help them with the peace they have sought.

The grief may intensify with time
They say it never ends,
Lost to the grim specter of death
They lost a part of themselves; they lost a friend.