(In the United States, the month of October has been designated as " Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month" since 1988. Below, one of our poets shares her own experience) It’s a loss no one talks about… One where grieving is considered an indulgence. Well-meaning souls will try to console you by reminding you how blessed you are to have other children, or if you don’t, they’ll assuredly mention that it was all part of some divine plan, or for the best…nature’s way of protecting you from a less than perfect child…of course none of these things are of any comfort when a mother miscarries. I lost my child some 33 years ago in October. It wasn’t until this most recent nudge that I remembered that it was in October. We try to get on with life…to count our blessings, but we never forget. The void of tonight’s new moon simply reminds me that I’m not meant to forget. And that it’s okay to remember and to grieve. Photography by the author, Kat Myrman The Memor...
Women's Spiritual Poetry