The Invisible Child Poem by Nell Sheridan

A mother grieves, the inevitable loss of her unborn baby devastating,
She feels cheated, of the experiences lost while patiently waiting,
The lost potential, is paramount in the process of this grief,
Those well intentioned, words of comfort offer little relief,

There is denial, then guilt there is blame and finally yet sadly acceptance,
She is lost, for a time her tears fall unrestrained an emotional sentence,
Yet there is hope, for not all is inevitably and irreversiblydisplaced,
All mothers should know, the tory of invisible children once misplaced,

In legend its told, that unborn souls remain foreverwith their mother,
Destined to remain, two souls hand in hand always in the presence of one another,
These unborn souls, I call them theever present invisible children created,
This offers comfort, to this mothers once her nitial grief has finally abated,

A mother on her knees, crying into her hands mourning her unborn child,
Standing before her, gently caressing her hair lovingly her very own invisiblechild,
Always together, although separated by life and death each soul entwines,
A love lasting, soul walking with soul theirs a love overreaching confines,

Mourn loss today, but celebrate the invisible childdirectly,
Remember their presence, and value them accordingly.

31082018

For Anika