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Baby Blue Eyes
February 1, 2016
A child
that lightly draws it's breath
what does it know of death?
A newborn
her eyes as blue as the sky
on a winter afternoon
Baby blue eyes
eyes filled with joy;
innocence
But this child
who lightly draws her breath
what does she know of death?
She laughed
with her toothless smile
to be mimicked by everyone around her
Happiness filled the room
on that New Years night
before the short end of a life
Yet this child
who lightly draws her breath
what does she know of death?
Soon wires were her anchor
the difference between life and death
yet, on Januarary 8th, 2016
Baby blue eyes would be put to rest
© Merina F., Surprise, AZ
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I wrote this poem for my cousin, Olaia. As a result of a tragic accident she was suffocated, and was dead for a short period of time before the police came and she was rushed to the hospital after being revived. Even though she was alive, she was braindead. The only thing keeping her alive was a machine, until her father made the decision to put her to rest. I read this poem at her funeral, and for some reason decided to put it on Teenink.