Dresser Drawer | Infant Loss Awareness

Dresser Drawer...

Bathed in soft light,

You left us to greet angels above.

I watched as your soul gently left your tiny body,

Wishing I could hold on to you just a little while longer.

Soft plucking of harp strings

Welcomes you to the golden light

of God's loving embrace.

Family greets you with smiles and love,

Pain and tears are all wiped away,

And you are encircled and join in a symphony of praising your Father in heaven.

I tell you I love you one last time...

I whisper in your tiny ear, "I'll be there soon." 

Tears thicken in my shattered heart.

I gather everything you've touched,

Wanting to bottle up this feeling so I can have it forever.

No more will I see your face.

No more will my heart be full.

All I have is a drawer...

Filled with mementos that aren't worthy of remembering you by.

Every kiss I placed on your head haunts me. 

Your soft skin against my cheek is all I long for.

All I have are your ashes and a few fleeting memories...

Until I am greeted with the light of your embrace,

When I make my home, up in the sky,  just like you did...

All I have is my baby in the dresser drawer...

I wear a coat of angels' breath and warm myself with His love. 

~Terri Guillemets