One Year

One year ago yesterday
I thought my life was over
April 11, 2002.

My lover at the time
Terminated her pregnancy
And our baby was gone.

In my life
I have had broken bones
Numerous cuts and contusions
Even been shot……twice

But Nothing prepared me
For pain like that.
The darkness was total
And all encompassing.

Months went by
Some were meaningless.
But, then,
A light began to shine

And that light grew
And brightened
Until it became the sun.

You see,
I realized that our child,
My daughter, exists.

Do not feel sorrow for me.

For that beautiful child
Lives in my heart

And she always will