Hanging by a Thread

You are so small

So tiny and precious

Just new to life

But it is not right,

Your heart is too small

Not beating fast enough

You are lying in my arms

Looking up at me

With wonder if your eyes

I am trying not to cry

But it’s so hard not to,

When I think of you

Your precious little body,

So perfect and cute,

Lying fragile in my arms

With every little breath,

You are fighting so hard,

To stay with me

I thank you for that,

But on your last breath

I gently say goodbye

Jo Anne Kennedy

September 2015