Just wanted to share this here.......it's been 8 years since our first loss, which was an ectopic. I remember being told by our OB "congratulations" and then going into another room to look on a vaginal sonogram to see how far along I was and what was causing my spotting. It was then we were told that "something was not right". I would have been due this month......but as quick as I was told I was expecting......it was only a matter of minutes before that excitement was quickly shot down. I miss my baby :cry:

Longer

This is the anniversary, The one that I most fear.
Today, you have been gone, Longer than you were here.

It's impossible not to, Show cracks in my veneer.
When I realize you've been gone Longer than you were here.

It gets so much harder, With each passing year,
Knowing that you've been gone, Longer than you were here.

I still feel you around me, You always seem near.
How can you have been gone, Longer than you were here?

I think of all the things you missed, And often shed a tear.
Thinking how old you would be, If you weren't gone, but here.

I'm sure I'll never know why, Things will never be clear.
Why do you have to be gone, When you should still be here?

People just don't understand, An aching this severe.
Knowing that you are gone, And wishing that you were here.
© Sue Saladino 03/16/06