I hold this child in my arms,
he gives me a smile and laughs,
plays with my hair,
stares in my eyes,
i never wanted to let him go,
i cry for him day and night,
remembering his long eyelashes framing his sweet face as he sleeps,
i would coddle him close,
as he coos and laughs,
i would kiss his sweet forehead,
and read him fairytales,
i would hold his tiny hands in mine,
i would never have let him go.
