She sat alone in the quiet,
Dusky hospital room
Chilled by the sterile, fan-swept breeze
The perpetual beeping sound of a heart monitor
Piercing the otherwise heavy silence
Across the room was the life she had born
Seemingly a lifetime ago
In reality just yesterday
Suddenly and dreadfully taken from her
Torn from her womb in a moment
Her body
Betraying its purpose,
Prematurely
Releasing the treasure
It was obligated to create
And then…
The blistering cry
That absorbed the heavens,
Gripped her heart by the root
And confined it within its owner
Mother realized she would never
Be a whole person again,
Because the largest part of her
Now, remained detached
There she lay, purple and alien
So tiny
Undeveloped,
Helpless
Entirely alone.
Chilled by the sterile, fan-swept breeze
Seeking warmth radiating
From the electronic device
That held her life in its integrity
One beep at a time they both listened
And breathed
One beep at a time.
~Cami Krueger
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