Written by Susan Lane

A Reflection on my Loss and the Passage of Time

My love for you is fathoms deep

Unfortunately, we did not meet
My love, I would have shared with you
All the things we cannot do
Your smiles, your hugs, your kisses too
Would have been great
Had I been with you

Unfortunately, you I cannot see
No play, no games, no tears for me
I miss you now and hope you miss me
But, for you alone,
I do still grieve
I only wish you could be near
but for you my handsome stranger dear
I, only have a tear

My love for you is oh so deep
And all I can do is weep
Thank God, it was his will
That you are my handsome stranger still

I hope, and truly must believe
That somehow, someday we will be
Together in all eternity
For in this world, alas,
It was not to be
I still miss you
And all that you could have been

My Handsome Stranger
You were the one
From God above, 
Sent to your Mum
Although, you and I 
We did not to meet
And, my stranger
Couldn’t cuddle me

The life we could've had 
Was put on hold
And for this
I really must be bold
For without you beside me
I would not be
The person that
Others now do see.

I miss you son

My Final Reflections on the Day

I wrote this poem because of a deeply personal experience during life, and I found it easier to cope with and understand the grieving process when I wrote it all down; it still has the same emotional effect that it did on the day I wrote it.

I lost a child in full term childbirth and found that sometimes life just throws situations at you that you have no idea why or how to deal with them.

Over time the grief does lessen but it doesn’t ever disappear completely and when anyone asks how you are, you just get better at hiding the truth.

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