A young mother gives birth

to her second child

two months early

the baby arrives

and attached to a breathing machine

24 hours later

the baby dies

what's the point in that

There is a reason

so they say

why things happen

this way

Fishing for answers

in the cool springs

of the mountains

Acceptance

of something

that just wasn't meant to be

What's the point in that

Life is precious

if only for a few hours

the child was born

leaving behind

truths to be found