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Don't Worry You'll Change Your Mind

September 11, 2023 Stephanie Joy Phillips

You would have to have children
To understand.
It's a phrase spoken onto me
Like footprints in sand.

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In Our Stories Tags childless poetry, lost connections
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Lullaby for an unborn child

September 11, 2023 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Hush little baby
You can now close your eyes
Your mama’s asleep
Her lips murmur “Goodbye”

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In Our Stories Tags childless poetry, dreams for an unborn child
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Stained

September 11, 2023 Stephanie Joy Phillips

And so I wander

Cold and alone

Looking at my future

Through a window of frosted glass

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In Our Stories Tags childless poetry, unknown future
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Death of a Dream

September 11, 2023 Stephanie Joy Phillips

How does a dream die? 

Is it a beloved pet in your vet’s office?

The dream spreading and growing beyond anyone's control.

A cancer growing ever larger.

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In Our Stories Tags the weight of grief, childless poetry
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Held With Love

September 11, 2023 Stephanie Joy Phillips

We finished our final round of IVF in Spring 2015 & although none of them resulted in a pregnancy I very much feel a connection with the embryos we created and I carried, however briefly. 

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In Our Stories Tags childless poetry, lost dreams of love
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En la espera de Celeste, Javier y Ximena

September 11, 2023 Stephanie Joy Phillips

¡Cuántasvecestehabrésoñado! (English translation included)

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In Our Stories Tags childless poetry, an uncertain future
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