When they put your small
Perfect body in my arms
I looked down into
Your angelic face
And the feeling of
Love overwhelmed me
I talked to you and
Sang you sweet soft lullabies
You grew so fast

You demanded an answer
To everything
Why was it dark at night?
How could the birds fly?
And the questions
I couldn't answer
Why did God let
Bad things happen?

You saw the world
With such clarity
Everything to you was
Simple and beautiful.
And through your eyes
I saw it too
When you looked
Up into the sky
And asked why it stretched
All the way to the ground

For the first time
I saw the true grandeur
Of the world
I had intended to teach
You so much
But it was you
Who taught me

I look at you now
And wonder where
The years have gone
I see in your beautiful eyes
The anticipation
And hunger for life
I hope I have taught you
Everything you need to know
It's up to you now
The world belongs to you

You will never leave
Your mother's heart
Go now with my love
And these words
Never forget to see
The world through the eyes
Of that small child
Simple, beautiful and
Full of wonder

~Poem by kamarshall

Visitors: