Child I Never Knew

I stitched a quilt in shades of blue and pink,

Dreams woven tight, just me and you.

A rocking chair waits by the door,

But your laughter won't echo anymore.

Oh, the child I never knew, but still I feel you near,

A whisper in the quiet, a memory unclear.

Though I never held you close, my heart still breaks in two,

For the love I couldn’t give, to the child I never knew.

I never saw your tiny face, or held your fragile hand,

Never got to watch you grow, or see you take a stand.

The dreams I didn’t know I had, now haunt me in the night,

A shadow of what could’ve been, fading in the light.

Oh, the child I never knew, but still I feel you near,

A whisper in the quiet, a memory unclear.

Though I never held you close, my heart still breaks in two,

For the love I couldn’t give, to the child I never knew.

Life’s a fragile mystery, some chapters never told,

But in my heart, your memory’s worth more than all the gold.

I’ll carry you forever, though you slipped away too soon,

A quiet part of me, beneath the rising moon.

Oh, the child I never knew, but still I feel you near,

A whisper in the quiet, a memory unclear.

Though I never held you close, my heart still breaks in two,

For the love I couldn’t give, to the child I never knew.

Was it a boy who loved the stars, or a girl with eyes like mine?

Did you carry my laughter, or your father’s stubborn line?

I’ll never know the answers, they’re lost in time’s cruel hand,

But I feel you in the wind, like grains of drifting sand.