death is nothing at all
i have only slipped into the next room
i am i and you are you
whatever we were to each other
that we still are

call me by my old familiar name
speak to me in the easy way which you always used
put no difference into your tone

wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow

laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together
play,smile,think of me,pray for me 
let my name be ever be the household word that it always  was
let it be spoken without effect
without the trace of shaddow on it

life means all that it never ment
it is the same as it will ever was
there is absolutly unbroken community

why should i be out of mind because im out of sight?
i am but waiting for you
for an interval
somewhere very near
just around the corner

Someone offended me today
and I just won't say who
It's someone very close to me,
and it made me feel so blue

They implied I should be
"over" my baby being gone
But how can they possibly know
how it feels to be his Mum

They haven't walked
a moment in my path
Felt the pain I feel everyday
and felt so very sad

I wish for just five seconds,
and no more
That they could feel my heart break
when my tears pour

I assume they think
I'm carrying on
And grieving
far too long

I'd never want them
to experience this ache
Of seeing babies everywhere
and my heart just break

Watching television and
a baby advert shows
Its times like these
tears start to flow

I don't think they understand
that I will never be the same
I'm not placing them at fault
or casting them with blame

I'm happy because they have been
blessed and never had to feel
Their life crash around them
and their world stand still

But I have, and I feel it everyday
I plead with my beliefs, I cry,
I scream, and pray
Give me time,

but I don't know
how much it will take
Just be there to listen
for my sake

If you don't know what to say,
then don't say anything at all
Just be there for me when
I need a soft place to fall

I planned my baby's' life
for years to come
Now I have to deal with the thought
that he won't even get just one

For months I held him under my heart,
he was my baby boy
I wanted to experience and share
my happiness and joy

But I won't, he's gone
and forever will be
Please don't ask me to "get over it"
just be thankful and feel blessed that you aren't me.

When Angels sense you need them, 
And Angels always do ...
They come, unseen, from everywhere 
To help and comfort you.
They hover close beside you 
Till all your cares are gone,
Till they can see you're ready 
Once again to carry on.
Then some of them may fly away 
And take their gentle touch,
To other hearts that need 
The love of Angels very much.
But one, at least, stays with you 
As your constant friend and guide,
For GUARDIAN ANGELS never leave, 
They're always at your side.

Don't think I don't feel
Because you see no tears
A river rages deep inside
Of grief and loss and fears

Just because I do not cry
Don't think my hearts not broken
I keep inside the misery
Of words not to be spoken

Sometimes I smile or tell a joke
So you won't see my pain
Or notice how my hands will shake
Of how I've gone insane

Each time I chance to think of him
My heart is ripped asunder
The loss I feel is mine alone
You will not see my thunder

I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I've learned that learning to forgive takes a lot of practice.

I've learned that friends can become strangers, and strangers can become friends.

I've learned that ignorance isn't an excuse for the lack of compassion.

I've learned that some people will never, ever - "get it".

I've learned that the community of sorrow is the strongest of all.

I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of minutes.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.

I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned that love isn't measured by the amount of time you have with someone.

I've learned that some sorrow is so deep that it has no words. But so is love.

What has your child taught you?

My Mum is a survivor, Or so I've heard it said.

But I can hear her crying, when all others are in bed. 



I watch her lay awake at night, and go to hold her hand.

She doesn't know I'm with her, to help her understand.



But like the sands upon the beach, that never wash away...

I watch over my surviving Mum, who thinks of me each day.



She wears a smile for others... A smile of disguise.

But through heaven's open door, I see tears flowing from her eyes. 



My mum tries to cope with my death, to keep my memory alive.

But anyone who knows her, knows it's her way to survive.



As I watch over my surviving Mum, through heaven's open door... 

I try to tell her.. Angels protect us forevermore. 



I know that doesn't help her...Or ease the burden she bears.

So if you get a chance, talk to her... And show her that you care.



For no matter what she says... No matter what she feels. 

My surviving Mum has a broken heart

That time won't ever heal.

Go ahead and mention my child,
The one that died you know.
Don't worry about hurting me further.
The depth of my pain doesn't show.

Don't worry about making me cry
I'm already crying inside.
Help me to heal by releasing
The tears that I try to hide.

I'm hurt when you just keep silent,
Pretending he didn't exist.
I'd rather you mention my child,
Knowing that he has been missed.

You ask me how I am doing.
I say "pretty good" or "fine".
But healing is something ongoing
I feel it will take a lifetime.

If tears could build a stairway
and memories were a lane,
I would walk right up to heaven
to bring you home again.

My heart still aches in sadness
and secret tears still flow,
What it meant to lose you -
no one will ever know!

God knows you had to leave us,
but you did not go alone -
for part of us went with you,
the day He took you home.

To some you are forgotten,
to others just part of the past,
but to those of us who loved and lost you,
the memory will always last.

I'm trying to find comfort in all of my grief
And it does help knowing you've found great relief,
For now you are free from all suffering and pain,
So our great loss, became your great gain.