We Hardly Knew Ye

I'll never meet you. I'll never hold you in my arms. You'll never stand on the toilet and watch me shave like Jude does. I'll never give you a bath, or blow on your belly while changing your diaper. We'll never applaud your first steps. We'll never lie in bed, smiling, talking about the cool things you did today. There will never be a first for anything. I'll never know your smile, or feel your tiny hands around my neck. I'll never sit in a car in a driveway watching you breathe in the rearview mirror as you nap. I'll never feel your kisses on my cheek. So many things will never happen now.

I'll never forget you. I'll never stop loving you.

Goodbye, sweet child I'll never know.