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Feb 14, 2019

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A Love Poem to My Daughter

An Incomplete Heart I am here; She is not Yet, I must stay and figure out how to put her away — When she’s always been right here at the forefront of my mind Worry. Worry. Fear. Worst fear materialized Somehow I breathe In and out; in and out I breathe without her I was…

By Angela Kennecke

An Incomplete Heart

I am here; She is not
Yet, I must stay and figure out how to put her 
away --
When she's always been right here at the
forefront of my mind
Worry. Worry. Fear.
Worst fear materialized
Somehow I breathe
In and out; in and out
I breathe without her
I was there for her first breath, not her last
My work unfinished -- services no longer
required
My heart in pieces on the floor
One piece missing forevermore
Learning to live with an incomplete heart.
- Angela Kennecke

I wrote this poem three months after Emily died. This Valentine’s Day I live with an incomplete heart.

Faith, Hope & Courage,

Angela

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Angela Kennecke

Angela Kennecke is an Emmy-winning journalist and grieving mother who lost her 21-year-old daughter, Emily, to fentanyl poisoning on May 16, 2018. She founded Emily’s Hope to turn her pain into purpose—working to end the overdose epidemic by breaking the stigma, advocating for evidence-based treatment, and promoting prevention through education.