Very touching...

[Ben'sMommy]

I'm sure lots of you have read this before but I just had to post this poem. A friend e-mailed me the link. I'm still crying! And I don't even have a daughter!!! :rolleyes:
Apologies in advance for any tears this may induce...


http://www.diabetespoetry.com/my_angel.html


My Angel...(to Jessica)
(written for and dedicated to my friends Lori, Doug and their
daughter, Jessica)

I tucked her in bed asking "How could this be?"
My beautiful daughter has come down with 'D'.
I kept asking myself "Why, what did she do?"
My sweet little girl had just turned age 2.

As she lay there asleep in her little soft bed,
I offered all that I could to have her 'D' instead.
So young and so small, and so full of life,
It's not fair that this happened to my little one's life.

At night I'm alone, my thoughts are on her,
Since 'D' came to stay, our life's been a blur.
I do all that I can to help her understand why,
When I poke her small body, we both start to cry.

Her numbers go low, her numbers go high,
We do everything right, and still I ask "Why?"
Some days it's so hard to just rest for awhile,
Then I realize the gift in my little girl's smile.

I think towards the future, and how she will be,
Will she be happy, will she marry, will she have a baby?
I try not to worry; I give her my best,
When my baby grows up, she will handle the rest.

I do all that I can to relieve all her strife,
She's my baby, my angel; I would give up my life.
I know I have done everything I could try,
But always I wonder "My baby, why?"

It's 20 years later; I stand by the rail,
Tears stream from my eyes as strong hands lift her veil.
My baby is grown, this small one I carried,
I cry deep inside as my baby gets married.

My daughter is grown; she's happy and smart,
She lives life to the fullest, despite the 'D' part.
As they both leave the church, she whispers to me,
I love you so much, we both beat my 'D'.

:) :p ;)

[thebestnest5]

pass the tissues.....please.....sniff, sniff.....

Thank you for sharing.

God Bless,
<><
Sheree

[Tamara Gamble]

Okay, I can't take it. You're making me cry. I made it about half way through and started in. The ending or should I say the new beginning is what we all hope for isn't it. Thanks for the poem.

God Bless! Tami

[Momof4gr8kids]

Oh my...............

[zimbie45]

Ok pass the box my way... here is one that a fellow member here wrote and shared with us.. I hope he doesnt mind me re posting it.. its by rick mumms

They Are Still Perfect

Life was so perfect, no worries,no concerns,
two perfect kids full of life willing to learn.
Alittle smater then other there age.
Like a fairy tail from front to back page
Daddy always home to love and hold tight,
mommy off to work just for the night.
"Daddy i peed" her little voice wispers to me
"I"m sorry so sorry I know I shouldn't i'm three."
Night after night she wispers the same,
little did they know it already came.
Straight to her little body without any warning,
off to the doctors the very next morning.
Mommy and her get ready to go.
Mommy tells daddy "i already know."
"Just go" he wispers "find out for sure,
ask the doc what to do for a cure"
He waits at home already knowing whats to come.
He prays to god and ask "what has she done?"
The call comes in, mommy starting to cry.
All he could do is lay his head back and sigh.
Mommy hold it togeter dont let her see you like this,
you are her rock hold her tight give a kiss.
For the next week or maybe two,
all they could say "is what do we do?"
Then after that they relized not much has changed,
a shot here, a finger check there, but all is the same.
Life is still perfect, some worries, some concerns,
but still to perfect kids willing to learn.
Alittle smater then others there age.
Like a fairy tale from front to back page.
Daddy always home to love and hold tight,
mommy off to work just for the night.
Daddy goodnight her little voice wispers instead.
Off to a full night sleep in her own bed.


RICK MUNNS

natalie dx 3-9-06 dylan 1 1/2yrs old non

[momof2]

Omg - how lovely!!!

Just off to get the tissues - big mistake reading these while I'm at work!!

Thanks for sharing.

:)

[Pammers]

The poetry is beautiful, and touches that place that I drove deep down inside months ago.

[Ben'sMommy]

The poetry is beautiful, and touches that place that I drove deep down inside months ago.

Yikes!!! :eek:

Sorry Pam!

[hold48398]

Ohhh, how can you NOT cry readying these poems...sniffle... They are beautiful and so touching - we can all relate so well...especially love the ending on the first one and the positive message...

[joanna2]

Thanks Carol, for sharing that piece. I have a little girl, so when I started to read I thought to myself "be strong" and I was until I reached the "we both beat my D" part - lots of tears, but tears of hope that we will beat it too!

Thanks to Chandra also, beautiful piece!

[Chase's mom]

We all stay strong for our children, we have those quite moments that we shed tears. I know I have had a lot of those moments but as time gets longer I shed fewer tears until I read something like this and let the river flow. LOL

I wonder if parents that don't have D kids if these poems touch them like it touches us?? I doubt it, no one understands like we do.:( :(

[mischloss]

I have a boy and I am still crying about the poem. Which one of us wouldn't cut off their right arm rather than let our children have D? I ask nightly still why not me? Why him? It is so unfair. : (

[lisalotsamom]

Gosh, :**) Tears.
Last night when tucking Tessa into bed, stroking her hair, and thinking how thankful I am that we have her-----that poem brings up all of the feelings of when she was first diagnosed, too.