I wish
My dear, I've seen so many of my wishes come true, but of all of them, I wish there had been more of you. I wish it had been me holding you as you held our babies. I wish I could have been there for you when you brought them home, gave you a shoulder to rest on, let you fall asleep while I watched them. I wished it had been me. When you were so tired and so hurt, maybe for a moment you wished I had been there too. When your baby girl and your husband were the most important people in your life, and they were being pulled away from you, I wish I could have held you together. Your love, your patience, your tenacity pulled you through. I wish it had been me instead. I wish you didn't have to love that way, that you could have loved naturally and without fear, without wondering, without missing any of the pieces. I would have held all the pieces together for you. I wouldn't have asked you to do the same for me. I see you there, with your baby in your arms, and I...