DOMINICA ARE
The title suits me perfectly
Like a new pair of shoes worn gladly
I longed to hear your angelic voice
Calling me, Mummy! Mother! Mama! Oh, so nice
All was going wonderfully well
Our rose tinted journey ahead, I’d dwell
The preparations for your homecoming
The cute clothes, shoes, toys, so exciting
Miraculously you wriggled into the world
Musically, with your first cries, so bold
A moment captured in time, your sweet face
A perfect photograph, I’d never skip a glance
I reached out, to embrace the warm crying bundle
To feel you on my breast and we’d cuddle
The eagerness to hold you, despite the pains
Was coursing through my veins
Hold on! No one took heed of me
Slowly, the warmth of life left me
You were whisked away from me instead
My screams echoed down the hallway of the dead
Desperately, I put on a fight
To hang onto dear life, with all my strength
You can’t live without me – it’s just a nightmare
But all in vain – my heart ached to the core
It hurts God. It hurts. Please let me live
To be a better person I’d strive
If be given a chance to breathe again
This child needs me, in this realm full of disdain
As the eastern sky lightened through the shutter
I felt God’s comforting Hand on my shoulder
‘It’ll be all right’, He said. ‘I got him”
Peace engulfed me as the angels sang a hymn
Child, Mama didn’t want to leave you
Please don’t be mad - I’ll always be with you
Something’s we can’t control - you’ll understand soon
Hear your heart beat – That’s me, your sun and moon
I’ll be with you every step of the way
Guiding you, protecting you, come what may
You’ll never be alone – even in your darkest days
For I’ll always be your mother. Always.
This body may go to sleep forever
But I’ll be forever in your heart. Forever.