January 26, 2018

My Journey to God

Unborn Apology

My thoughts travel back
     to that December day.
I made the choice to
     take your life away.
You weren’t allowed
     to build your own life’s story,
For that, little one,
     I am truly sorry.
I was so afraid,
     unsure, and young.
For my very own life
     had just begun.
Would you have been
     a little boy?
No, I’m sure a girl
     would’ve been my pride and joy.
I daydream of the woman you might’ve
     been
And then I start to feel blue,
     Hearing my own mom telling me,
“The best thing I ever did in life
     was you.”
I’ve thought of you throughout my
     entire life
     and attempted to make amends.
I will continue to do so
     until my own life’s story ends.
If I’m blessed someday to finally
     meet you—
and I pray that I do—
Please find it in your heart to tell me I’m
     forgiven,
and I can respond with: “I’ve always
     loved you.”

By Stephanie Jackson
 

(Stephanie Jackson is a member of St. Vincent DePaul Parish in Bedford.)

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