You move with the same steadiness of my heartbeat
My whole body tremors with your sweet presence
Your budding limbs stretch and extend
Stretch and extend
And so does my heart
You’ve made me rounder and softer
I press my palms against my stomach throughout the day
Just to let you know that mommy is here
That I know you are here
Just to feel the electricity of your blessing
I bathe you in olive oil
Half moisturizer for this stretching skin
Half prayer
Humbly anointing you for life outside of my womb
You are the answer to mommy and daddy’s intersessions
I treasure you deeply
Love you so completely
That is why I am afraid
Afraid that I will stumble
Afraid that I am not whole enough
Afraid to have something so precious in my care
But you are here
Moving beneath my fingertips
Flowering within this body of mine
Already staking your claim on my heart
Lovely.
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