Before
Alone for the first time
Since the labour wards
Beckoned my name
'Take a bath' they said
This will help
To calm the pain
For a an hour or so
I had recaptured my body
Away from strangers eyes to see
In that wonderful time
It was just the two of us again
You and me
The big mirror to my left
Seemed to urge me to take a look
I saw a swelling belly perhaps for the last time
Nervous and scared
Lovingly I patted you
'Tomorrow your tiny hand will be in mine'
I wondered what lay ahead
Would the night be long
Would my own Mother's words be true
When at last you were born
The pain would be forgotten
As soon as I looked at you
By now, it would have begun
Curled in your warm surroundings
Feeling comforted by my heart
The effects would have taken place
Your journey to life
The first time we would be apart
How your little body
Would scramble and shift
Unhappy to be moved from where you lay
Though you kick
Try to fend it off
Life is coming, its showing you the way
I wanted to savour the moment
To be alone with you
Before the journey took us both by surprise
I just couldn't believe
This time tomorrow
I would say 'She has my eyes'....
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