how do you keep the memory alive
of someone that was never really here?
we say our babies’ names,
we walk, we run,
we clutch teddy bears,
and point to stars where they might be
sometimes we all gather
and let candles burn for an hour
and when the light goes out
not much has changed
our babies are all still gone
we just exposed the holes in our hearts
a bit
for other people to see
Less Than 1%: Surviving My Stillborn 