To My Child...

You were born out of my body, And they placed you in my arms. Right then I vowed to always Protect you from all harms. When you were just an infant, You started up your " shakes". The jerks, the stares, the blankness were more than I could take. As days flew by I studied all that I could find. Seizures and impairments were all that filled my mind. Then came Cerebral Palsy, And more and more I read. There were so many things I crammed into my head. Doctors aren't really sure What's running through your mind I just smile and tell them You'll do so in YOUR time. The things I though important So far in the past, Could never hold a candle To the way you, my daughter, laughs. As I go to bed tonight, I'll no longer weep. I'll quietly sneak to your room Just to watch you sleep.