03/13/2026
The Grieving Mother’s Creed
I am a mother whose child no longer walks beside me,
but my motherhood did not end when my child’s life did.
My love did not stop at death.
My love did not disappear with goodbye.
My love continues beyond the limits of this world.
I carry memories where arms can no longer reach.
I carry a name the world may stop saying,
but a mother never will.
Some days my grief is quiet.
Some days it roars like a storm inside my chest.
Both are the language of love that has nowhere left to go.
I will not apologize for the depth of my grief,
because my grief is the echo of the love I have for my child.
I will remember my child.
I will speak my child’s name.
I will honor their life in the way only a mother can.
I stand with other grieving mothers who understand this road.
Together we carry stories the world should never forget.
My heart may be broken,
but it still beats with a love that death could not take.
I am a grieving mother.
And my love will last forever.
Written by Marlena L Bowdery
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