On the day you were born, (Too little, too soon) I laid in denial, until about noon On the day you were born, I prayed and I cried For the baby I needed, to stay safely inside On the day you were born, four months before due Your heart rate kept dropping, (Mine kept dropping too) On the day you were born, I wore a fake smile (Pretend to be happy, you’re meeting your child) Nurses, doctors and daddy, looking at me with worry Almost no time for steroids, you were in such a hurry On the day you were born, my world came crashing down There was nothing to do, but deliver you now In the light room I go, for the C-section scar Twenty minutes of pulling, and whoop, there you are So little, so fragile, nothing like the norm I thought I would lose you, on the day you were born They whisked you away, Family came to say hi I spent the whole evening, trying not to cry But as soon as they left, me alone in my room I mourned for the baby; I’d failed from the womb On the day you were born, Mommy just couldn’t cope I desperately needed, to see signs of hope For you were a pound, and I wasn’t sure That good things could come, from blessings premature I didn’t go meet you, heartbroken and torn Waited 24 hours, from the day you were born And then I went walking, Motherhood in suspense The happiness fleeting, the sorrow intense Before I went in, I said to the worry He deserves a proud mommy, no matter how early I walked to your “incu”, to my delayed joy Yes you were, really little, but MY little boy You waved a small hand, calling for me to take it From that moment on, I knew you would make it I sat there for hours, committed to see Just a hint of the miracle, waiting for me I replaced my new faith with the guilt I had worn On the beautiful, magical, day you were born Here we go, on our journey, no time left to doubt For the first time in your life, I wanted you out Released from the NICU, and home in your room Laughing and playing and sleeping till noon So here goes your mother, whose heartbeat you know We are in this together, on a journey to grow My baby, you gave me far better than “norm” My child, a survivor, from the day you were born!!! #24weeker #NeonatalAwarenessMonth
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:12:21 +0000
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