You were always loved,

my forbidden child.

Never far from my thoughts,

etched into my grieving heart.

The ache that flooded me

with seas of tears

could never drown my sorrow,

nor wash away my sense of loss.

 

Now you are found again.

Knowing that you are safe,

fills me with thankfulness

and my tears are joyous.

Remember,

as we wait to be united,

that you were always loved.

My forbidden child.

 

 

David Garlick, Victoria, March, 1997