Motherhood

 

For Jabary (RIP)

Last night I had a dream—
a child was taken from me.
He slipped out of my womb,
so small, so silent,
too soon.

No cries filled the room,
no tiny fingers wrapped around mine.
Only silence.
Only tears—
mourning the moments
I’ll never hold you in my arms.

I dreamed of a child
whose smile I will never see,
whose laugh I will never hear.

Last night I had a dream—
and when I woke,
the ache was real.
The emptiness echoed.
And the Devil,
he knocked at my door
with doubt and despair.

But I refused to answer.
Because your soul,
my son,
now dances in Heaven,
wrapped in eternal love
while I carry your memory
in every beat of my heart.