This is a poem which I wrote just last month.  This is for all those people who have ever made thoughtless comments or have never stopped to give any consideration to those of us who have ever lost a baby.  Even when we get on with life and on the surface we may smile, deep down we are in so much pain.  Walk a mile in our shoes and maybe then you might get an insight into how a bereaved parent feels every day in life.

The Journey

Can I take you on a journey?

Will you take a walk with me?

I'd like to help you understand

What a day feels like for me.

I feel that I must warn you,

Right from the very start.

This journey's far from easy

And not for the faint at heart..

There are no maps to guide us

Or markers on the way.

Many other souls have walked it

And got lost along the way.

Many times I've fallen

And couldn't get back up.

"I just can't do this anymore,

Please make this journey stop."

"I'm tired and weary

My heart is full of pain.

Please don't let me walk

This loney road again."

Then through the blackest, darkest cloud

A ray of light shone down.

Before me stood an Angel

And he offered me his hand.

He said, "I'll help you Mummy

Come take a walk with me.

I'll light the path before you,

So that you can see."

"No matter where you go,

No matter what you do.

You need not walk this path alone,

I'll always be with you."

"I'll walk the paths of life with you,

Forever and a day

And anytime you need me

I'm never far away."

So my friend, when you see me

And I say, "I'm doing fine."

The pain of this long journey

I hide behind my smile.

And now you've walked this path with me

I hope you'll understand.

Sometimes, when I stumble

I just need a helping hand.

Sonia Brown