Curtis – his poems
”Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words
never quite equal the experience behind them…”
I wrote this poem in the first year
If I had a wish…
If I had a wish
That wish would be
October 16 never happened
And you were still with me.
If I had a wish
The pain would end
I could understand why
And my heart would mend.
If I had a wish
I would hold you so tight
You’d smile up at me
As I tucked you in at night.
If I had a wish
You’d be here for good
Growing up with your brothers
Our family would then be
just as it
should.
We miss you Curtis
Mummy xxx
I wrote this poem in the second year
Curtis please know….
Curtis please know
It’s been nearly two years
And still there are tears
Part of me is always with you
If only I could tell you
If only you knew.
Curtis please know
From the moment I wake
I can see your sweet face
The image so clear
Almost like you’re still here.
Curtis please know
I still can’t believe
Things happened that way,
The single worst event of my life,
Why, oh why couldn’t you stay?
Curtis please know
We’ve had another baby, a little girl
Your sister, she’s so cute and nearly a year
But my mind plays tricks every now and then
I look down at her face and it’s you I see there.
Curtis please know
Your brothers remember you still
You’ve left a hole, that no-one can fill.
But I carry you always in that special place
Deep in my heart,
Where nothing will hurt, and I know you are safe.
Love always,
Mummy xx
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