Proud parents enter
Carrying their new baby
To register his birth
Congratulations, I say
Thank you, they respond
Little do they know of why I’m there
They walk in
I walk out
Hands trembling, heart breaking
I know I’m not the only one who’s suffering
But I was there to register, too
And I was leaving with her death certificate
devastating.
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I can’t think of what to say. I’m so sorry or beautiful poem.
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I know. I’m a bit lost for words myself, Beverly. Thank you.
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Such sadness. I hope you and yours are okay, Michael J.
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Thanks Audrey. It’s still early days, but I’m getting there.
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