Sister

on the loss of a much hoped for pregnancy

Oh how I wish I could

shoulder your pain,

relieve the anguish of

this all consuming loss,

Precious soul of the womb

never meant to be.

Don't you know that I

always cry when you cry?

I would take your pain

gladly if it might mean

an end to your turmoil,

your grief.

Would that I could temper

you devastation,

protect you

from such cruelties of fate,

they would not occur.

For my dear dear sister

you are the little sister,

mine to watch over...

you were never meant to hurt.

Reviews

[Heather]

I can feel the deep sadness in this poem. Such a wonderful sister you are to be there to protect her and try to take way her pain. That bond, relationship between sisters is so beautiful. Sorrowful and yet beautiful written love .. thank you for sharing.

[New Dawn]

Thank you Heather for your lovely review

[PatrickBairamian]

I feel that I must start this review with "my condolences." That is how powerful the words and imagery have been outlined by your words. I am very touched by this poem, and very saddened at your loss. "protect you/ from such cruelties of fate," a powerful line that represents the coming clash between belief and hope, where the reader feels that the poet is struggling to change her sister's fate, only to be disappointed in her strength as a lone human. beautiful.

[New Dawn]

Thank you patrick - this wrote itself I have to say. My way of coping with a sad situation. It is always hard to watch those we love go through things and older siblings will always feel responsible for the younger no matter their age.

[Distant horizons]

I just hope that all the pain will one day be replaced with the joy that will hopefully be. Beautifully heartfelt words

[New Dawn]

Thank you so much

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. this is so full of love for a sibling who is suffering a profound distress ... if this is based on real events, i'm truly sorry for her loss ... and relieved that you're there for her, dear shelley ... i don't think there's a pain more excruciating than this :( ...

[New Dawn]

Thank you Serah - How cruel life can be and how helpless we stand in the face of it. Such joy becoming such sorrow. As a family we are devastated but it is my sister who carries the real pain. Thanks for your kind words. I perhaps shouldn't have written this but the words were just there.

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. dear shelley, i believe with all my heart and soul that poetic expression is extremely important ... you have expressed your love for her ... and shared her pain ... if i'd written this amazingly poignant piece, i would have been empowered to give more solace her ... so, please don't ever restrain yourself ... poetry is therapy ... (reading and writing) ... and i am living proof of that ... it has medicinal value ... if you knew me in real life, you'd have been amazed by the progress i've made ... we need to respect words when they arrive in our universe ... i pray and hope and wish that the universe grants your sister all the resilience she needs to face this excruciating pain ... someone in my (extended) family went through this some years ago ... and i saw how much the person suffered ... she used to call me and cry ... and i had told her that she could any time ... any number of times ... i'd asked her to take her time ...