"Please Don't Judge A Mother"

Nicholas' Cemetary

Please don't judge a mother

As she struggles with her grief

Time is NO great healer

Whatever you believe

Please don't judge a mother

As the tears fall from her eyes

You have your child here

But to hers, she said goodbye

Please don't judge a mother

When she feels the need to say

How much she loves her child

Each and every day

Please don't judge a mother

If she feels the need to talk

She'll never get to hold her child

Nor see her child walk

Please don't judge a mother

If she feels she cannot smile

The guilt if she feels happy

Lingers for a while

Please don't judge a mother

If she feels she cannot spend

A minute with your child

You see her pain it never ends

Please don't judge a mother

When she needs to be alone

She needs to wallow in her grief

In the privacy of her home

Please don't judge a mother

When she feels she can't join in

Pain is all she feels

Having fun feels like a sin

Please don't judge a mother

For anything at all

Just listen to her, hold her

And let her tears fall

Author: Christine Wildman

From "I'm An Angel Mummy And Proud" on Facebook

I received this beautiful poem today in an email,

And many tears began to fall again...15 years on.

xxxx