Miscarriage

During
Sorrow lives here
In my gut, my womb
A house made for life's spark
Now death's door

Betraying the promise, the hope
Dismantling
My baby, our second

I looked forward to the day
I would hold you in my arms
And now it's not to be
A face I'll never see
This side of heaven

Until then

All my love
I never got to give you 
My precious child

After
Gathered in at last
Beneath your bed of grass

Fingers desperate

To tenderly tamp
Any bits of dirt I could

The only blanket
I'll ever get to tuck over you

I gave birth to death

A twisted mass

Of flesh and bone

Awash in tears of red

No bigger than my thumb

Rest in peace

Sweet Lucy

You've beaten us

To heaven's gate

To be made whole

I'll work to make you proud

While I linger here some more

Getting to meet you

Will make death's kiss

All the sweeter