Written for Eliana, the baby who was promised to us. Her birthmother decided to parent her.
To the daughter who I'll never know,
who never belonged to me.
I have nothing to show
for all my agony.
How can I grieve this loss
when you were never mine?
Why do I feel as though
I've run and left you behind?
How do I say goodbye,
when I never said hello?
Why is it I cry
for one I'll never know?
I felt you grow inside of me,
but you were never there.
I longed for you to be with me,
and show you how much I care.
The questions I have will never end,
I'll never understand
why God took you away from me
before I even held your hand.
To the daughter who I'll never know,
Please let me say one thing.
I love you more than you'll ever know,
and I'll see you in my dreams.
Love,
Me
© Heather Antoine