The empty white noises of the hospital. The silent shock of my parents, followed by plentiful tears streaming down my mother’s cheeks. The doctor, shaking his head, turning off the ultrasound, and leaving the room.
I was honestly in shock myself. Did my brother or sister really just disappear? All of my name ideas and nursery ideas flushed down the drain. I would never see them become a reality.
In ten years, would I be throwing pink roses to my sister as she bowed down at the end of her recital?
Or would I be wearing a blue ball cap, watching my brother knock one out of the park.
I would never get to see the joy on their faces when they discover a quarter under their pillow, their tooth gone.
Or see the happiness illuminate their face when they find brightly wrapped presents under the tree. I would not see them at all. Ever.
10 comments:
I myself am a only child but, I never went though something like that. You expressed your feeling clear and truthfully. Well done!
This is very meaningful and I think people can relate, I know I can
This is very meaningful and I think people can relate, I know I can
I really thought it was cool how you made the color words that color. Good Job!
I am so glad you have a sibling. I love your use of questions. You really set the mood.
This was definitely a meaningful poem, your thoughts were very easy to relate to. I’ve felt that same disappointment, but in a different way.
This is amazing! I really think that any with siblings can relate. I loved the color of the writing and you should do it more often!
This poem was really meaningful, and I'm glad that you have siblings now!
This is so sad! Great poem!
I like how the author used a circumstance that is usually not talked about to express their feelings of loss.
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