The Precious Gift I Lost

by Flutterbycross

This is a short poem from Ezra's point of view. He was told his child was gone for good and that Maggie didn't want him to look for her. How else would he grapple with his pain than with the written word?

I was feeling a little down and I'm currently outlining a story that starts when Ezra is 18. So, it occurred to me that after Maggie leaves, Ezra believes the baby was aborted. This is how I think Ezra would have dealt with the pain of that. I know this isn't his style from the show, but he wrote this 5 years earlier.

I'm sorry little one

We're too selfish for your love

We don't deserve someone like you

From heaven up above

I will never get to meet you

But please know that I cared

And please don't blame your mother

I know that she was scared

Sometimes at night I dream

You are lying on my chest

Then I rail against that monster

Who claims that she knows best

I'm young to be a father

But I swear I would have tried

When I found out you were lost to me

I promise you I cried

My plans never included you

But plans aren't set in stone

I hate that it took failing you

But I'm finally on my own

You're far too precious, baby

For this world of pain and strife

know though you never lived

You forever changed my life

Well, that's all. It's an apology, explanation, thank you, and promise all rolled into one. I know it's short, but this just felt like a stand-alone piece. Blessings to all!