A Father's Miscarriage

A Father's Miscarriage

You may not think I hurt
Or feel the loss the way I do
Because as men sometimes
We don't let our tears flow through.

But I marked the date on my heart
In a marker that cannot be erased
And then suddenly
The loss of our expected child I faced.

I had pictured in my mind
How this little one would look
How we would go for walks
And I would read him story books.

But that was not to be
And my heart is wracked with pain
Although some would reassure me
That I will have the chance for fatherhood again.

But as the day approaches
I feel just as passionate about this little one
As I did right from the start
Because their name is there still...
............forever written on my heart.

Thena Smith

*Written for a friend grieving over wife's miscarriage

What a tender poem, love it. We often forget about the father's pain.

Because men don't show emotion as much as women, we tend to forget they are hurting too. I thought this was superb.