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May 13, 2023

Mother's Day

May 13, 2023/ Emily
Mother's Day

no one wants to say anything about the missing babies
like we’re not thinking of them every day, especially this day

all mothers need to be acknowledged and celebrated

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May 13, 2023/ Emily/ 1 Comment
holidays
Emily
February 06, 2023

Panic

February 06, 2023/ Emily
Panic

The real irony is that I was never around the ambulance that took Henry to the hospital—he went from his daycare.  But my imagination over the years has seen it. It’s interesting the things one’s mind picks out to focus on, to remember, to make up details about.


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February 06, 2023/ Emily/ 2 Comments
after-effects, trauma
Emily
September 26, 2022

Writer's block

September 26, 2022/ Emily
Writer's block

a silent brother
a missing son
a lost piece


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September 26, 2022/ Emily/ 3 Comments
poetry and song, words and song, time, missing
Emily
July 05, 2022

Echo

July 05, 2022/ Emily
Echo

a missing piece of our family
gone for so much longer than he was here

just an echo
and my biggest what-if

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July 05, 2022/ Emily/ 1 Comment
missing, poetry
Emily
February 28, 2022

Selfish?

February 28, 2022/ Emily
Selfish?

I wanted to shout to the rooftops
my baby died
but he was here



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February 28, 2022/ Emily/ 6 Comments
poetry, anger
Emily
November 08, 2021

out of the blue

November 08, 2021/ Emily
out of the blue

I wish he was here
not just in photos
and half remembered dreams

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November 08, 2021/ Emily/ 1 Comment
missing, poetry
Emily
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Parents of lost babies and potential of all kinds: come here to share the technicolour, the vividness, the despair, the heart-broken-open, the compassion we learn for others, having been through this mess — and see it reflected back at you, acknowledged and understood.

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