For Those Grieving The Baby They Lost Or Haven’t Yet Conceived

In honor of Pregnancy and Baby Loss Awareness Month, I am sharing a poem I wrote for two friends suffering, one unable to conceive a child, and the other — another child. In writing this, I transferred my own unmet longings of not having a child to hold to meet their unmet longings. If you are grieving a baby that you have lost, or one that you haven’t even conceived yet, I think you will resonate with the grief shared in this poem.