A million tears I cried, A million tears I cried, A thousand deaths I've died. My baby & I were torn apart, Now there's emptiness in my heart. It's best for all they say - You'll get over it some day. Your baby will have a mom & a dad, still - why do I feel so bad? You & I worked so hard to be born And at last you greet the early morn. All I get is that one glance. Oh baby, if only we had a chance. The hospital is an empty place When I can no longer see your face. A memory to carry me through the years Thoughts of you to release the tears. A million tears I've cried A thousand deaths I've died. Some other mother will be foremost in your heart. I'll have to go on somehow, Get a fresh start. But to every child your age I look to see if there might be some inherited part of me. And every time a child is lost or dies, I hope that he's not mine,my heart & soul cries I hope your parents will love you as much as I do And that your troubles in life will be few. And every year on that special day my heart celebrates in it's own way. For you are alive & growing And I take comfort in knowing that perhaps some day my heart will be free when your loving face again I see. by Monica Bunton

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