Netta Wilson: I lost my child today

I lost my child today
People came to weep and cry
as I just sat and stared, dry eyed
They struggled to find words to say
to try and make the pain go away
I walked the floor in disbelief
I lost my child today.

I lost my child last month
Most of the people went away
Some still call and some still stay
I wait to wake up from this dream
This can't be real, I want to scream
Yet everything is locked inside
God, help me, I want to die
I lost my child last month.

I lost my child last year
Now people who had came, have gone
I sit and struggle all day long
to bear the pain so deep inside
And now my friends just question Why?
Why does this mother not move on?
Just sits and sings the same old song
Good heavens, it has been so long
I lost my child last year.

Time has not moved on for me
The numbness it has disappeared
My eyes have now cried many tears
I see the look upon your face
"She must move on and leave this place"
Yet I am trapped right here in time
The song’s the same, as is the rhyme
I lost my child.........today

        --Netta Wilson, written in memory of her daughter Caprice Cara Wilson, who was killed in an auto accident (December 2, 1968 - November 20, 1994). Printed in the newsletter of The Compassionate Friends, Atlanta, May-June 2001

If you know how to reach Netta Wilson, please let me know. Netta Wilson wrote in herself, below. She died on September 2, 2011.

 

Comments

[rama]

i lost my baby after 4 days of his birth.............i was totally lost .................eyes dry......chest wet and overflow with milk but no body to feed...........my husband was in job away from me at that time............and that moment remain in my heart always alive and one question unanswer by god ...........why i lost my baby .......

[Sedulia]

I'm so sorry.

[Netta Wilson]

I stumbled across this site today and found my poem "I lost My Child Today". You had a note there if anyone knew how to reach Netta Wilson? So I thought I would let you know how to reach me.
Netta

[Sedulia]

Thank you so much, Netta. Your poem is very moving. I will move your comment to the correct page.

[Bill Zerbe]

I lost my precious daughter six years ago this month. Thank you, Netta. As your poem says, "I lost my child...Today."

[Sedulia]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Johnney]

I love my auntie Netta, Nephew, Johnny

[Ajlouny]

He didn’t make it to space in this lifetime, but with his outstretched arm, he's "slipped the surly bonds of earth" and "gone to touch the face of God."

[dale murray]

i to lost my child 4 years in november to cancer and yet my heart bleeds the pain i feel every day my heart goes out to all that have lost xdalex

[Pakaian anak]

I am so sorry to know that

[Sheri Perl]

I lost my son Danny on July 1, 2008 to an overdose. He was 22. In dedication to him I formed The Prayer Registry for parents who have lost children.

Please see my website www.sheriperl.com and read about The Prayer Registry. This free website service is dedicated to all of the families who have lost children, whatever age that child was when they passed. This site registers the anniversary day of our children's crossing. The members of this online community,the Prayer Team, have the opportunity to honor their child's legacy, connect with other bereaved parents, and participate in world-wide group prayer for every registered loved one on the anniversary day of their passing.

Please email Sheri at theprayerregistry@gmail.com to register your loved one on The Prayer Registry. I need only your child’s full name along with the date that he or she passed to insure that your child receives prayer every year going forward on the anniversary day of his or her passing.

[sarah may]

i lost my baby girl chloe when she was 5 weeks old and its been 2 years and my heart still dies every day and dont know how to get better i just wish she was with me and no-one understands how i feel coz no one i know has ever lost they child my mum says she knows but she had me and still has me for now until i cant live with this pain anymore. I need someone that knows what its like and someone to tell em its going to get better so if there is someone that has got a bit better then plz i beg you tell me i will heal one day xat its like and someone to tell em its going to get better so if there is someone that has got a bit better then plz i beg you tell me i will heal one day x

[Sedulia]

Dear Sarah,
I know I am not the only one whose heart goes out to you for your loss. It will be better some day. Give yourself some time and try to do other things that make you happy. I hope other people will write to you too.

[Apol Planas]

Netta Wilson passed away Sept. 02 2011 at 7:30 ..I love you mom..you will be missed but never forgotten..Im happy for u that u will see Cara again, ur beloved daughter..

[Sedulia]

Netta Wilson's poem has affected many, many people and helped them. I am so sorry to hear of her death.

[Apol Planas]

her writings will remain forever and help people..even though it hurts that she finally left us,we know she's happy wherever she is..no more suffering from her sickness and no more pain from the lost of her daughter Cara..I love you mom..u will always be in our hearts..and sorry for everyone here that lost their loved ones too.. time will come and we will see them again..