To Have Known an Angel
To have known an angel is bittersweet
I have known an angel
that one day I hope to meet
His name is Beniah
My second child I couldn't keep
Some people have known the pain of loss
and to them my heart goes out
The anguish and the pain can’t simply be tossed
They’re people no one wants to live without
Many will not acknowledge your name
My dear Beniah
But just know that they’re not to blame
for never feeling this pain
I think about you everyday
When I look at your sweet sister play
I imagine what life would be like
to see you two right there
I often hope to hear you laugh
or see you smile in my dreams
I sing to you and touch your sweet face
and everything is perfect, so it seems
But then I wake to find
that you are not there
I can’t hear your cries
The agony can be hard to bear
What hurts the most is knowing
that so many others don’t treasure
the beauty of a child
the chance to shape a life-the greatest pleasure
Continued…
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