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.