#302

Today, my dear friend, Ruth,
our eldest daughter's namesake,
shared with me a video about 
the silence of friends and family 
at the loss of an infant, 
as if it never 
happened, that is,
her birth,
yet all things baby 
surrounded us when we came home,
the utter stillness of an empty nursery
too much to bear.

catherinenglish 10-29-2013