Your father and I love each other,
And we’re anxiously waiting for the wonderful news.
Finally, an angel tells me what I wish to hear.
You will come into my life,
And I will be your mother.
A new life grows in me.
I hear your first heartbeat.
Two hearts beating in unison,
Mother and son.
And then you are here.
I feel a sharp pain.
Like a thousand knives stabbing me.
I scream.
But screaming is good,
And I am grateful for screaming,
Because it pulls me through the pain,
And I bravely take it.
It’s worth all the pain just to have you here.
And now you are in my arms,
And I am so blessed to meet you.
child, my most cherished treasure.
I cry, but it’s a happy cry.
The pain still stabs me with a thousand knives,
But I don’t feel it anymore.
I hold you in my arms and close to my heart.
The most beautiful baby in the world.
I feel complete.
I love you and I will always be there for you. From my book of
poetry Sunset in Toronto, page 28.
