*This is for the few week old embryo/baby that I lost July 26th, 2002. It was my first pregnancy in my seven years of marriage. I wasn’t pregnant for more than a few weeks. Still, I love you, baby. You’ll always be my first. I love you so much. I can’t wait to meet you.
~ Until forever, Mommy
5/28/2003
BY: LISA VELEZ
“UNTIL FOREVER”
YOU CAME TO MY SURPRISE
AND LIVED BENEATH MY HEART
THOUGH THE TIME WAS SHORT
WE’LL NEVER BE APART
IT HURTS ME TO REMEMBER THE DAY
THAT I SAW YOUR HEART, BEATING AWAY
ONLY TO FIND OUT WITHIN A WEEK
YOU’D BE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME
WISHING YOU WERE HERE
SOMETIMES I SHED A TEAR
LOOKING TO THE DAY I’LL HOLD YOU NEAR
I KNOW ONE DAY, LIKE A DREAM IT WILL SEEM
YET REAL I KNOW IT WILL BE
WHEN I ENTER THE GATES OF HEAVENLY PRAISE
AND THE LORD COMES AND HANDS YOU TO ME
OH WHAT A MOMENT I’LL NEVER FORGET
OH WHAT A DAY MY SOUL WON’T REGRET
TO BE REUNITED WITH MY PRECIOUS CHILD
LIVING FOREVER, IN LOVE RECONCILED
I’LL HOLD YOUR HAND
AND YOU’LL HOLD MINE
I’LL CRY WITH JOY
AS I LOOK IN YOUR EYES
IT’S SOMETHING THAT FOR NOW I’LL PRAY
FOR THEN, WE’LL NEVER SEPARATE
OH MY CHILD, I ACHE FOR THE TIME
THAT I’LL FINALLY SEE YOUR SMILE
BUT UNTIL THEN, I WILL EMBRACE
DREAMING OF YOU, IN GOD’S HEAVENLY PLACE
OH DEAR LORD, PLEASE HEAR ME SAY
THAT I LOVE YOU EACH AND EVERY DAY
AND IT COMFORTS ME TO KNOW
THAT YOU’RE HOLDING HER CLOSE
OH, I FIND PEACE, IN THAT ALONE
AND THOUGH I WISH WE WERE TOGETHER
FOR YOU I’LL WAIT, UNTIL FOREVER…
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Know that all these things happen for an reason and now your little angel on earth is your little angel in heaven but when bad things happen to us we want to question why but i think that god says why not because he luvs us all ,please keep the faith and know that you are loved.
Totally agree with the comment above. That line about living beneath your heart was just beautiful. Only someone who has experienced your loss could possibly express it in the way you have. I hope and pray that God will use it to minister to other grieving parents. With love, Deb
The message is so touching and real, some of the lines are so poignant...lived beneath my heart. I hope you will revisit this poem often and work on it more, it is beautiful as is, but I think you have the makings of a masterpiece. God Bless
