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25 Years Today
by Alison McKenziePJ’s exit point -
I found him too late
To breathe life back into
The shell that remained,
The lifeless little face
Etched a gash in my soul
That the passing of
25 years has
Never been able to fill,
Ever.
Today is that day -
Went to wake him
But my world turned
Upside down instead,
Starting shaking me
And hasn’t stopped.
I will live again
Through this day,
June 4th,
One more year,
But I never stop wondering
How it would have looked
If he’d stayed.
And why he didn’t.
06/04/2009 Author's Note: The anniversary of PJ's death to SIDS
Posted on 06/04/2009
Copyright © 2025 Alison McKenzie
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kris Mara on 06/04/09 at 04:19 PM such an incredibly moving and difficult tribute to read...there's no commenting on poetry here, just the response my heart feels upon reading your words.... |
| Posted by Shonda Creemer on 06/04/09 at 08:55 PM Love you Ali. (((HUGS))) |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 06/04/09 at 09:56 PM Ah, bless the child and your memories of him. My heart to yours... |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 06/05/09 at 02:58 AM hugs, my friend. no words to express the depth of my sympathy. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 06/05/09 at 03:34 PM Truly moving piece Alison. And though I've never lost someone to this particular disease, I have lost close friends and relatives in recent years to various others, and like you I wonder what life would be like if they had stayed. |
| Posted by Brian Francis on 06/07/09 at 02:44 PM Tears ... It is wonderful... yet I some how wish i'd never read it.. Hugs --bf |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 06/19/09 at 03:26 PM I think it takes courage to face death... to really look it in the face. You do so with this piece and the miracle is that you summon the grit to write about it and feel the pain once again. Blessings to you, dear lady. |
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