Before I could say hello,
I said goodbye.
Before I could see your beautiful face,
You had faded.
Before I could hear your cry,
You were silenced.
Before we could build your future,
It was gone.
Before I could hold you,
You were taken.
Before I could share my life with you,
Yours was ended.
Before I could count your toes,
They were wrapped.
Before I could kiss your hands,
They were hidden.
Before I could look into your eyes,
They were closed.
Before i could lay you on my beating heart,
Yours was stilled.
But not before I could love you.
Not before you became my world,
My baby, my son.
So I say to you now,
In my mind and in my heart,
Hello, I love you,
Goodbye.