Emptiness Within Us

A husband and wife deal with a loss of a child.

 

The night creeps upon the earth,

as the shadows of sorrow compel her soul.

She cries for the child she lost only

days ago.

 

She places a hand on her empty belly,

wishing for life, but none is there.

The grief is tormenting her soul,

eating away her flesh, ripping her

heart from her chest.

 

The crib sets in the cornor of the nursery,

empty, beckoning for a baby.

She  winds the music box and listens

to the lullaby, her voice qivers as she

hums alone, fingers wrapped around a

blue blanket.

 

The longing becomes too much to bare.

She falls to the floor unable to stand.

The heavy burden crushing her.

She begins to wail unable to control

her sobs.

 

She raises her head as she hears an

agonizing moan coming from across the room.

Her husband sits in the rocking chair holding

the basket ball he had  bought for his son,

tears streaming down his anguish face.

 

She crawls over to him, lays her head

in his lap.  He lowers his head to hers.

They cry for the baby they lost only

days ago.

 

Author's Note

Hope you like it!

Reviews

[Daniel Soloye]

Amazing bravo!

[InkSlinger]

oh the sadness that fills my heart.. something that is very dear to me.. my first born child was lost... it is something I think about from time to time, and it still tears along the folds in my heart.. all the goodness in life was sucked out of my lungs in one instance.. something I will never forget..

[Brian Kraklau]

deep and touchfull, you portrey a great agonizing pain, unlike i will ever know, but feel within my heart of hearts, and to you i give you all the thumbs up you need. great write

[Marie Harrison]

Very sad poem. Almost unbearable for me to read.

[Bridget Mcmaken]

wow. So much pain and sadness. This is a very well written piece. Very well put and it flows nicely. Just amazingly sad.

[just take a breath]

wow... this is simply amazing. it shows us teenagers how much our parents care, and thats something we forget at times.

amazing read :) amazing write

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

This was compelling work.
You poured heart in soul into this one.
The loss was impossible to not feel.

[Ron]

Yes, quite moving!

[Goodbye]

You are really capturing the everyday realities of relationships so well! Very moving story!

[HopelesslyDevoted]

extremely heart breaking !! you totally made me cry!!