the childless mother
can you hear the cries of the children never born
do their screams haunt you in your sleep
in your dreams, can you see their faces
do you see them the way we dreamed them to be
can you hold them in your arms
or do they slip through your hands
in their eyes, can you see life
the lives they were supposed to live
...and their hearts...
can you hear the beating of their hearts
can your heart still beat the same way it used to
is your heart still filled with that endless love
or did your love come to an end just before...
can you hear all the lullabies never sung
can you hear them calling your name
the children
your children
they say they miss you
they say they forgive you
they say it’s dark where they are
won’t you shine some light for them
weren’t you supposed to be the light for them
you left them screaming in the darkness
forever waiting for your return…
can you hear their voices
they are calling to you
are you listening…
they are calling your name