I AM A MOTHER, JUST NOT LIKE YOU I am a Mother, just not like you My baby was born sleeping at 9 days overdue On 3rd January 2013 the Doctor ended my world Then on the 4th, twelve hours on, I pushed out my baby girl I still got to hold her hand, and kiss her chubby cheeks Though only for a little while, not years, not months, not even weeks I got a chance to brush her hair, she had a head so full and thick Though the fact that I can't watch it grow makes me feel so sick I got to stroke her tender face, rub her button nose with mine I even got to wipe it, though for the shortest time Never will I hear her cry, or see her laugh, nor even smile But I got to sing her lullabies, for a little while I got to hold my baby close, photograph her feet Though I never saw her take a breath, never felt her heartbeat I heard it though, of course I did, while she was in my womb Like a herd of galloping horses, so magical a tune So you see, I am a Mother, just not like you I know that unconditional love, perhaps much more than you So please don't ever tell me that I don't understand I had a baby girl, I kissed her, held her hand Written by Lucy, Summer Ruby's Mother, 15th January 2013