I am
the flesh that bore your soul
the
smile you saw when first
your tiny eyes adjusted to the light
outside
my womb.
Who
are we, the two of us
so blessed to be given a chance to love
and this game
of life to share together?
Was
it a lottery of some kind the angels drew
above
the clouds or a
puzzle
that our two pieces made complete?
Did
we each say yes, when asked the questions . . .
"Are
you ready to suffer for someone else?
Do
you know what it means to love until you die?"
We
must have nodded or whispered
quite
unsure, yet willing to smash through the cosmos
and
land here in this tiny speck of earth together
mother
and child.
.
I
know, for me, it was by far
the
brightest moment of my existence
and
none since then could ever compare
to
the moment I felt you alive inside
and
knew that you were mine.
Joanne
Cucinello 2013
