Lily Starbright

For Want of a Child Lily Starbright

FOR WANT OF A CHILD

The light at the end of the tunnel is not necessarily a train.
Because there is a black cloud over you doesn?t really mean that it will rain.
It has been said that ?nobody dies from infertility?;
But, only us ?infertiles? know how wrong that saying can be.
A little bit of us dies each month as our cycle comes to an end.
We hope to achieve a pregnancy but, we have to round another bend.
I can?t comprehend child abuse, what could these people be thinking of?
There are so many of us who want children so much; someone to nurture and to love.
Fertile people can have lots of babies; but there is one thing we know for sure.
Giving birth does not make one a good parent; we know that it takes a lot more.
When we finally become parents and have our own child to love;
We feel guilty if we complain or yell; we ask for ?forgiveness? from above.
Being infertile doesn?t make us less human and the truth of the matter is
We want control over our own destiny because this is a difficult way to live.
Just imagine not having your children; or, if your parents could not conceive you.
The world would be a much sadder place and we all believe that is true.
We?re not asking for the stars or the moon, we just want some guidance from above.
A child, a family, is what we wish for; so that we can share all of our love.

Written by Lily Starbright on 7/23/1990