For Prematurity Awareness Day

For All Our Babies

For all the babies who couldn’t breathe

For all the babies who couldn’t eat

For all the babies who couldn’t leave the hospital when their mothers did

For all the babies who fought for every milestone

For all the babies swaddled in blankets and wires and tubes and leads and probes

For all the babies who were never held

For all the babies who will only know a hospital home

For all the babies who will be forgotten, or never known, by others

For all the babies who were born so tiny

For all the babies who were born so early

For all the babies who have overcome

For all the babies who haven’t

You’re our heroes, and our peace, and our hearts.

And you’re perfect.