To a small life so suddenly gone,
A short journey too soon done.
We can only imagine
The tragedy of this loss,
Though its causes will forever be lost.

We mourn a life snuffed out too soon,
Hopes and dreams still in bloom.
We can only grieve and pay our respects,
For the child who never made it to Chicago's steps.

#childloss #chicago #asylumseeker #mourning #ode #poetry

https://abcnews.go.com/US/child-dies-asylum-seeker-bus-headed-chicago/story?id=102204668

"In the other, I had no comprehension of her death. It was an impossible thing. An implausible thing. Absurd.

Vast. Meaningless. Untrue.

It wasn't just that they were contradictory states. They were absolute states. Each was complete in itself, leaving no room for the other.

But...I held them both. And still do."

#childloss #survivingparent

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I just ran for 20 minutes+ the other day. First time since June 2020. First time since I lost my child. Thought I’ll share . #childloss #running #fitness
I know this isn’t ev related .

I dream about him every single night. Even when they're bad dreams, I never want them to end.

#grief #childloss #fatherhood

I dream about him every single night. It even when they're bad dreams, I never want them to end.

#grief #childloss #fatherhood

but in our dreams, and those stab like a knife, so when awakened, the pain seeps down our chest as blood unseen, but loss just the same. Never to recover but forward thrusted into life continued, the toil to replace grief with joy will be my life's work and gracefully I will harvest the love growing 'round me and search for the solace in today. For I know it is mine for the taking, despite the deep and ever aching. #grief #loss #death #mourning #childloss #mothers #motherhood #parents #poetry

Just enjoyed a turkey sandwich on Ezekiel bread with mayo, cheese and bread and butter pickles.
I dodged the family yesterday and am still laying low. This is the first Thanksgiving since my son died that I was invited somewhere for the holiday. I turned them all down bc it’s easier to be alone than to smile through the visit and pretend that things are fine. For me, mourning is better done in solitude.
#mourning #solitude #childloss #grief

I'm a mess and can do with a few hugs. Napped during the day and dreamt that my son was with me and I was very happy. But then I wake up, and - reality.

#grief #loss #childloss #grieving

RT @criminographer@twitter.com

Even in the worst of grief pits there is still some sparkling of joy. Today's is that he was so desperate to see his much-loved sister when she woke up. Alexander was the same with F. Thanks to all who hold me upright during the worst of the pits. X #grief #childloss #siblingloss

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/criminographer/status/1594688296487391237

Can we normalize grief, please? I'm so sick of the way people want grieving people to stop and go back to being "normal". They are normal. They're just grieving, and that's perfectly normal. Just let people grieve. Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't normal.

#grief #grieving #childloss

Okay, so I'm looking to connect with fellow authors. I have a specific interest in #childloss #pregnancyloss #grief #psychology and would genuinely love to connect with others.

#author #writing #writer #writingcommunity

Re-posting this here now that I've moved over from Twitter:

My partner and I wrote a tribute for our 7 year old daughter Aliyah who died suddenly in March. Her life was too short, but it was full, outsized.

I miss her, a lot.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-by-age-7-aliyah-rotman-had-lived-a-full-outsized-life/

#grief #GriefJourney #OrganDonor #ChildLoss