For some friends after the death of a child.

You Never Drew A Breath

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    We both cried   when the doctor shook his head, there's no
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    heartbeat,  were all the words he said, and we
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    wondered,   what we could have done, that
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    you could see the early morning sun     you touched our

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    lives,   though you never drew a breath, all our
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    plans,     shattered at your death, all our
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    hopes,    turned instantly to fears
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    Would we now be childless all our years      will we

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    know,    what caused your life to end, will we
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    find   the strength to try a-gain? Its not
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    fair,   but our families will be there, some-
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    -times the pain is something you can share
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    Or never bare