The Loss of a Child

©Dianne Barskey 2007

No one can know your pain

No one can completely understand

Your life has changed

Your life will never be the same

Your child is gone

What can you do?

Everyone has their advice

Some think it is so simple

To just get over this

It must be one of the most

Difficult things to survive

There is a void that can never

Be completely filled.

The void can be made less empty

By honoring the memory and

Never forgetting the good times.

You must never forget the rest

Of the family you have.

You each need the other to cope

Friends may even need you

To help them through the time.

Always remember but do not

Forget to continue your own life.