Gone Too Soon
it wasn’t planned, i know. but it doesn’t mean i didn’t want to
and that’s the thing, do we really need to want something to have it?
aren’t we suppose to love it and want it all at the same time when it’s there?
already there.
and that’s again the thing. before you knew it’s there. it’s gone.
taken away. so suddenly. not a slight chance of survival was given.
gone. too soon.
and i didn’t know it could hurt this much.
until that last drop of hope is lost. last chance of opportunity is missed.
how soon is too soon? how fast is so fast? and how sudden is so sudden?
oh, God here i am trying to figure out, where have i gone wrong?
how did i not know? how did i not suspect? how did i not realize?
may i borrow Taylor Swift’s line and say
“come on baby come with me, we’re gonna fly away from here” to whom i will sing this now?
how am i gonna remember you anyway? how do you want me to call you my angel?
with tears in my eyes and blood oozing down my body, i write this.
to remember you. and be reminded of you.
that on this day, you came. that on this day too, you were taken away.
i wish i could have been spared a little more time with you.
‘cos i sure would love to hold you close to my heart.
and if by then chance you will be taken away, at least,
at least maybe i have a clear remembrance of you.
and maybe, just maybe it won’t hurt this much. it won’t hurt so bad.
with a heavy heart, i wonder. how soon is too soon?
how fast is so fast? and how sudden is so sudden? so this one’s a lullaby for you
that on this day, you came. that on this day too, you were taken away.
“Iconoclasm is breaking of established rules or destruction of accepted beliefs”
I want to talk about a highly sensitive issue most people don’t openly discuss – losing a baby during pregnancy.
Although losing a baby in pregnancy through miscarriage or stillbirth is common, it is still a taboo subject worldwide, linked to stigma and shame.
Mainly because 85% of miscarriages happen during the first trimester, mostly before mothers even announce their pregnancies to friends and relatives or the public.
Many women still do not receive appropriate and respectful care when their baby dies during pregnancy or childbirth. Women who lose their babies are made to feel that should stay silent about their grief, either because miscarriage and stillbirth are still so common, or because they are perceived to be unavoidable. Anyone would just dismiss the topic whenever discussed and say “it’s normal”. Of course, it’s not okay.
Miscarriage and baby loss is a topic so rarely spoken about, which seems such an incredible loss in itself, given that it’s how one in every four pregnancies ends. It seems entirely bizarre and wrong, that something so common could become such a taboo subject. And I’d like to break that taboo. If you had lost a baby by miscarriage, know that you are not alone. You can talk to any of your trusted friends or relatives. Talking about it will heal you. You and your partner can also go through healing together. It’s not easy but when you have someone who listens willingly to your story, it will make the healing process go on smoothly.
You can share your story via the comment section or email me. I am not an expert but, I am willing to listen to your story.
For Reena’s https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/01/20/reenas-xploration-challenge-214/
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