Mommy's Arms Are Empty

Today is the due date
For you to be born
But all I have is
An emptiness to mourn


Mommy's arms are empty
With no baby to hold
My heart feels heavy
The weather is cold


This should have been the time
For the anticipation of your arrival
But no one seems to be remembering
To share in my grief or sorrow


You were a life
Created from love
You were a gift
That was sent from above


Why couldn't you join us
To become a family of four
You'd have had parents who loved you
And a brother whom you'd adore


But Mommy's arms are empty
With no baby to hold
My heart feels heavy
The weather is cold


Grandpa's birthday is getting nearer
The date we told your brother you would be here
Instead of excitement, joy, and celebration
I shed yet another tear


Your nursery is still the computer room
Your bassinet is down in a box
Your blankies remain folded
With your tiny baby clothes and your cute little socks


There isn't a day that goes by
When I haven't thought of you
Calculating how far along my pregnancy would be
Or how big my tummy would be getting too


But Mommy's arms are empty
With no baby to hold
My heart feels heavy
The weather is cold


I know that you have gone
To a much better place
Knowing that the grace of God
Is shining on your face


I see another baby
I think of you then, too
Wondering what you'd have looked like
As you giggle, cry and coo


But I will never know these things
Because you will never be here
But in my heart you'll always be
My baby, my angel, my dear


It doesn't make it easier
For the pain I have is still here
I will never forget you, my little one
That fact remains quite clear


But Mommy's arms are empty
With no baby to hold
My heart feels heavy
The weather is stil cold

 

By Lori Jager

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