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I remember the day I saw you
I held your tiny form
The chilly air made you tremble
So, we took you home
You grew up so quickly
To our great surprise
And tore around the unit
Right before our eyes
Your way of playing
Seemed unable to control
But when I asked you to stop
It stilled your restless soul
And now I’ve lost you
For a mistake before your birth
And my existence from now on
Is diminished on this earth
Never will I see you
Or hear your joyful cries
I wonder if you remember me
As I wipe my flooded eyes
The fault is mine and always was
I’ve known that from the start
But knowing I’ve lost you forever
Has shattered my worthless heart
I know your life is going well
And you have everything you need
But ill always wonder if you would want me
If I had been freed
So, as I sit here writing
You’ve probably gone to bed
With images of sea creatures
Swimming through your head
There’s just one thing more
That I need to say
And that is just “I love you
And I miss you every day”
I remember the day I saw you
I held your tiny form
The chilly air made you tremble
So, we took you home
You grew up so quickly
To our great surprise
And tore around the unit
Right before our eyes
Your way of playing
Seemed unable to control
But when I asked you to stop
It stilled your restless soul
And now I’ve lost you
For a mistake before your birth
And my existence from now on
Is diminished on this earth
Never will I see you
Or hear your joyful cries
I wonder if you remember me
As I wipe my flooded eyes
The fault is mine and always was
I’ve known that from the start
But knowing I’ve lost you forever
Has shattered my worthless heart
I know your life is going well
And you have everything you need
But ill always wonder if you would want me
If I had been freed
So, as I sit here writing
You’ve probably gone to bed
With images of sea creatures
Swimming through your head
There’s just one thing more
That I need to say
And that is just “I love you
And I miss you every day”
The poem was written in the early weeks of being on remand, expressing my raw emotions while coming to terms with it all.
Here I sit inside my cell, thinking to myself, is this Hell? Cold and dark, with a terrible smell. I think it is, only time will tell.
A poem for the one true love of my life. I wish I could change the past, but I can only change my future.
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