Daughter Death Poem

The Loss Of A Daughter

I wrote this for my friend who lost her daughter within days after giving birth to a little boy. It's been heartbreaking to watch her hurt so much.

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It was on that early morning of Saturday 19th May 2018 when I had just part ways with her then someone came calling me to rush back home from work. On reaching the doorstep, I couldn't...

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Our Song

Published by Family Friend Poems May 2019 with permission of the Author.

You took a piece of me with you the day you left,
leaving me unable to catch my breath.

This isn't how it was supposed to be!
The world carries on like nothing has happened, but not me.

I'm stuck in this uncomfortable place of pain that no one can see.
I ask God to bring you back as I fall to my knees.

Tossed to and fro in a raging tide of emotion;
without you, I'm just so lost and broken.

I can still hear you calling my name,
then reality sets in and I'm reminded my life will never be the same.

Out of the corner of my eye I see you there, but when I turn to look, you fade away.
What I wouldn't give to just have one more day.

One more day to hold your hand
and to watch you live your life as you planned.

One more day to sing our song, "Close To You,"
and listen to you sing it to your son too.

I think about all the things I'll miss,
your smile, your laugh, your kiss.

I don't know how to make it through this,
when all I want is to call it quits.

As I look into your little boy's eyes, I know I have to carry on
so I can tell him about his mom.

I'll tell him how much you loved him and how you couldn't wait for him to be here.
Because of him, I know you will always be near.

My little girl has gone,
but to her little boy I will continue to sing our song.

ABOUT THE POET:

Jodi M. Kucera lives on the eastern plains of Colorado in a farming community, and she loves it there. She is married to her best friend and is a mom to four amazing kids. Jodi is a long-distance runner (how could she not be with those views?). She also bakes and decorates custom cakes.

Jodi is the daughter of an Army Sergeant who...

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by Sonia L Badillo
6 months ago

It was Father's Day & also my son in laws birthday, June 21st, 2021. After spending a beautiful, happy day celebrating Father's Day & his birthday with her husband and two little boys in Lego Land, she went to visit her father for Father's Day. Shortly after she arrived, she was confronted by her brother-in-law who was just out for revenge. The moment they step out the doors he didn't say a word but just turned & shot my daughter twice. In front of the family, in front of her husband, in front of her two little boys. My heart just stopped beating that moment cuz I know that my baby girl wasn't with us anymore. I miss my daughter more than life itself but when I look into her both of her boys eyes. I see my daughter in them. I see the joy, I see the care, I see the kindness my daughter instilled in them. Until the day I leave this earth to be with my little girl, I'm going to remind them boys of how amazing and beautiful their mother was.
Frances Eve V. Arsenault
10/08/90 - 06/21/21

by Jodi M. Kucera, Colorado Poet
5 months ago

Sonia,
I can't imagine the pain you and your family have suffered. I am so sorry for loss of your precious daughter. Those glimpses of her in your grandchildren, where you can almost see her there are precious reminders and yet still sting because she isn't there. I am praying for you and your family.

by Nabaweesi Mary
4 years ago

It was on that early morning of Saturday 19th May 2018 when I had just part ways with her then someone came calling me to rush back home from work. On reaching the doorstep, I couldn't understand why there were so many people standing by the door, only to enter the house and find my 10-year-old daughter's body lying helplessly on the couch. I could feel her breath, but that was all in me, she was no more. She was gone just like that and without bidding me bye. I still can't believe it up to now because she was my all, my life and my everything. I loved her so much and very preciously, but God proved me wrong when he took away from me. I never knew that I could ever part ways with my only princess, but that's how it turned. Continue to rest with the angels, my precious baby girl Tracy.

by Jodi M. Kucera, Colorado Poet
4 years ago

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I know grief but not the grief of losing a child. I can't imagine all you have gone through and continue to go through as I'm sure you think of your precious girl daily. Hugs and prayers.