Dedicated to grieving mothers united (Voices of the children)

Poem by Gloria O’koye

No parent should bury a child.

No parent should have to

Demand!

Answers on what happened to their child.

From coast to coast,

Ocean to ocean,

No parent should ever blame themselves

While mourning for their child.

Why society judges on grief but for optics

Shout out safe space!

While gossiping on parents crashing out

And mental breakdowns.

How can advocacy lack empathy on

Guarded hearts?

Do they lack training on the stages of grief

But temporary stay while camera, lights

And action is shining down?

Disappearing to the next trending story.

The headlines move forward while a family

Is left behind, seeking comfort to soothe

Their troubled minds.

Having nightmares

Terrorizing every waking moment.

Watching their baby’s faces fade when exiting

The dream realms,

Crying out their names to stay.

Hearing the sweet melodic

That no one would understand

Except the inseparable bond between parent and child.

Gone too soon,

And unnatural yet was forced to be seen as normal.

Say their names!

For someone truly faces a second death Once they are forgotten.

As soon as their memories slowly fade away.

All parents should deserve closures

No parent should be left to wonder…

What happen to their child

In this ice-cold place

Where our souls are forced to stay.

Where looking at the bridge and train

Tracks sound tempting.

Or the pills and gas leaks seem to ease

To be closer to a child.

In the lowest of low moments,

Where gaslighting is prevalent.

Where devil’s voice seems louder,

Is when people need to come closer.

Because unconditional love

And persistence for the truth

Is the underdog answer.

Wish more people stood up

For the results to reach its full potential

Power.

-From Glowz

“I love you all, my heart breaks for every story that continues to appear on the headlines, through the grapevines… where stories get their shine and dimmed. I pray for each and every one who is going through this journey that shouldn’t happen in the first place! YOU DESERVE ANSWERS!”