Tell him
you couldn’t know
didn’t plan it
weren’t the one
twisting strands
of chromosomes
breaking
them into pieces
pieces of DNA
pieces of him
pieces of your lives
Tell him you fought
Tell him you shouted
Tell him you raged
Tell him you
held him when
there was nothing
more you could do
Tell him
the clean blue
clean blue blanket
will keep him safe
carry his smell
Tell him
life passes
as water sweeps
up rounded
stones along
the way