Rainbow Child

The birth of a child after the death of a child.

 What a wonderful gift

What a terrifying gift.

How do I be with him?

How can I keep him safe?

Shall I hover?

Shall I hide him?

How do I not overwhelm him with my grief?

How do I not have him compete with a ghost?

It’s hard not to over-do or under-do everything.

I hardly know how to be with myself, let alone him

I don’t really have any answers to my questions.

Except what I have learned from her death.

Be there, be real and let him be a part of my life

So I stumble along and finally am able to let others help

I don’t have to do it alone

Thanks for helping me with my Rainbow Child