Embers in the Dark

I lost my baby boy—

a star now dimmed by night, 

Grief’s weight untold 

as I chase a fragile light. 

Each echo of your laugh 

haunts my shattered day; 

In silent prayers, 

I beg the pain to stray. 

I tread with care—

one breath, 

one measured stride, 

Carrying fierce memories 

while hope abides. 

The sorrow lingers deep, 

a wound that never sleeps, 

Yet small steps mend 

the map my aching heart keeps. 

I whisper pleas to skies 

that hear my art, 

Tracing tender grief engraved 

within my heart. 

I walk this path of loss, 

a lone, 

unyielding march, 

One foot ahead 

beneath a somber, 

midnight arch. 

At dawn, 

amid the quiet, 

your light refuses to depart— 

A stubborn ember burning 

in the depths of my heart. 

Though no parent should 

bear a grief so stark and dark, 

I hold you close in 

every step, 

my love, 

my guide, 

my right.