Miscarriages

They come like valued strangers into your life, small fragile translucent skin, mewling when they speak their blind eyes staring right at you. Hello you say in terror filled joy. Thank you for coming , thank you for staying. It's been a long painful journey to meet with you. 

In another room your hear a cry of anguish, they have lost another one. 

Another cry, you look at the bundle in your arms and feel a fraud. Selfishly you think at least that was not mine.