For the Unborn

I lay beneath your heart

How could I have known

What I hoped was a heart of flesh

Had become a heart of stone

My lips formed silent words

You did not hear my cry

Your words were not for me

I couldn’t ask you why

I had my dreams and hopes

I had my life to live

If only you could have known

All the love I had to give

My earthly life at best enshrined

In only a stranger’s prayer

To cherish the babe that I once was,

Now resting in God’s care.


Copyright Jo Collett 2020