Archive for March 2017
On and onward
On an eeriely windy night
the tips of the trees shake and sway.
The dark sky has arrived
On the week’s final day without play.
On the inside of these walls,
all is calm. In my arms
the sweetest boy I’ve ever held,
silent at the top of my chest.
On my mind is a year’s worth of thoughts
colliding with one another as they speed through and through.
She keeps me from sinking.
She is who I miss dearly.
On the clock is a time less forgiving every moment.
A song builds and releases, my mind repeats the action,
so do the snores of a tired boy.
A restless night will not stop us from resting easy.
That new kind of love
I stare in awe and amazement at your sunlit face
as you stare in awe and amazement at the boy you have made.
The boy we dreamed of in the backseat,
the smiles we always wanted to mirror,
the sweet inadvertent noises we always remember.
Oh, if only he realized how lucky he is
to have a mother whose limitless love stretches from her hands to his feet.
A mama whose been waiting for this day, each day.
A mama who was made for this day, each day.
Oh, if only he knew of the heart you call your own
and the spot he has dug into it and calls his own.
He may not know now of the love we possess,
that love you hold near and tight.
The love that wakes you up and puts him back to sleep each night.
But one day he will.
You come from love
You come from a lookdown stare,
eyes locked and love bound.
You come from a tap on the shoulder
From a young man’s nervous courage.
You come from a message,
direct yet subtle.
You come from infatuation,
a real life adoration.
You come from one woman’s sacrifice.
You come from one man’s drive.
You come from hard work.
You come from generations of dreams never realized.
You come from callous hands, but always giving.
You come from good people.
You come from a look at the empty backseat.
You come from dreams,
both day and night.
You come from cultures mighty and proud.
You come from mom.
You come from dad.
You come from family.
You come from a wish.
You come from connection.
You come from love.