An Ode To My Body
I felt the butterflies kiss the
emptiness of my womb.
I knew you were there before I
knew.
The pride in your fathers eyes.
As inside me you grew.
The stretching straining as my
muscles turned, twisted and
then torn.
Never did I once complain.
The love ingrained in my smile,
constantly worn.
Four days I laboured.
Euphoric, exhausted and
hallucinogenic in state.
Your father never left my side.
The operation - silence lasted a
lifetime.
As we waited to hear your fate.
They cut, they pulled, we
waited.
An apprehensive tear down my
cheek did roll.
The fear was palpable.
Your cry, like a siren my heart
it consoled.
My body bears the scars.
My mind, my heart and soul
In your gratitude will forever
be.
The greatest gift - you brought
my son to me.
Copyright © Michelle Beck | Year Posted 2014
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