Disability Studies Quarterly
Summer 2004, Volume 24, No. 3
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I've Never Seen My Child

Lucy Birbiglia
Email: lbirbiglia1@earthlink.net



Oh, no, I've never seen my child.
I've held and rocked and fed and bathed her.
I've smiled at her but never seen her smile.
We've talked and laughed and played.
I know she's beautiful, but no,
I've never seen my child, not as you do.