I held him safe within my womb <br /> And kissed him in the birthing room <br /> I held his hand in sickness too <br /> And now I don't know what to do <br /> <br />My son, my child, my flesh and bone <br /> Has died and left me all alone <br /> And in the night when no one sees <br /> I cry and end up on my knees <br /> <br />I cry to God and ask Him why <br /> My precious son he had to die <br /> And when the morning light appears <br /> That's one more night I've spent in tears <br /> <br />And as the years they slip away <br /> I learn to live just day by day <br /> I turn to God who was so far <br /> I look to where the answers are <br /> <br />I put my hand into His hand <br /> He pulls me up and now I stand <br /> I hear my Father say to me <br /> 'My Son He died upon a tree <br /> <br />I know the pain that mothers feel <br /> When life turns black and robs and steals <br /> And takes a portion of your heart <br /> And tears your very soul apart' <br /> <br />Oh Lord I pray, please make me whole <br /> Replace the joy that life has stole <br /> This pain, this loss, is part of me <br /> But still I'm longing to be free <br /> <br />I choose to walk out through the door <br /> And melancholy reigns no more <br /> I leave behind the shades of grey <br /> To walk in light, to kneel and pray <br /> <br />' Come to me child, I've heard your cry <br /> I saw your tears when your child died <br /> Rest in me and find your peace <br /> Replace your pain and find release' <br /> <br />Despite the fact we had to part <br /> You still live on within my heart <br /> There'll never be a day go by <br /> A tear wont fall from your mother's eye<br /><br />Frank McEleny<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poem-for-a-mother-whose-lost-her-son/
