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My Baby

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I feel your
Soft cheeks
Kiss me gently
As you suck
Life force
From me to you
And return it
To me

I am alive now
I have you

I cradle you
As you suck
Holding my heart
Gently in my hands
More than the baby
Yearns
Does the mother

And then
The images fade
And I awake from my dream
Left only
With empty arms
Aching
For what it cannot hold
And an empty heart
Yearning
For which it cannot
Feed

By Shifra Gutskind
Shifra lives with her family in Jerusalem.
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March 25, 2012
dont give up! youll have kids!
oh! how terrible! may G-d alwayse help you in all you need!
s
March 13, 2012
Sisterhood
Your words are so sad and true for me as well. My infertility journey has been long. I appreciate Anonymous's optimism but for some couples it is literally-medically impossible to bear a child. One would be more understanding if they were aware of this. Never give up on the hope of motherhood. And draw the children in your life closer, siblings, neices, nephews, even children in your neighborhood. G-d determines the path of motherhood, but you do have a say.
Another anoymous infertile Jewish mom
Grand Rapids, MI
March 13, 2012
my baby
I have had the same dream. alas, for me, Hashem did not see fit to bless me with my own child. It crushed me and I walked in despair. I have learned to love the children I teach and the babies I play with. Perhaps this was the plan. I have a beautiful granddaughter from my husband's child and It is wonderful. I didn't give up but I learned to live with what was meant for me.
Anonymous
phila, pa.
March 13, 2012
Dont despair!
What a beautifully touching poem! I feel your pain as I too have yearned and waited. Dont give up! Now I have a beautiful little boy and he is worth all the wait. Keep on praying and you will too one day! Hashem can do anything. He can give you a baby even if all the Dr's are pessimists. May you merit to hold a baby of your own very very soon!
Anonymous
Givat Zeev, Israel
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