Un named child

We came to the door

Tears flowing freely from red ringed eyes

Never once did we think to change our minds

People outside were calm and serene

No one made a move or caused a scene

We made this decision

We came to get things done

I had no idea how bad things had gone

The man behind the desk had forms for us to sign

He gave us his regrets in our dark and saddened time

When I read for my son?s name

It had never made it through

The form said clear and plain

That the child was "without name"

This made me cry all the more

For we had indeed named our son

He was my little 'Shaidlyn'

He was the only one

Three long years have passed by

And we have tried but have had no more

We make our feelings known

To ease each another?s heart

We both have been faithful and we both have done our part

I blame not any god or man as to our family lost

I only hold a bitterness to the name that was all but lost

We named our son

We made that known it was written down and made

But the funeral man showed us the form that said the child had no name

We keep his ashes In a blue glass vase

His name etched upon the glass

He will be with us for as long as we can keep a breath

He is my son I love him still

I will always know his name

For my son is named after me
For my name is the same

©Stephan Kasson