birth

moving into life
crossing the dimension of eternity into flesh
your tiny body known to me
before your first breath outside water

watching you grow and play and laugh
hearing your mother sob next to your hospital bed
loosing her future dreams for her boy
seeing you overcome pain, restraint and fear

struggling to find your balance again

moving into life
crossing the dimension of normal into special
your broken body known to me
before your first step on earth

listening to your music and jokes and cries
absorbing thoughtless words, pitiful stares
growing new visions inside your head of far away places, solutions and life
watching you fly and dive and glide into hearts and mountains and dreams

needing to find space for your courageous chest with its powerful heart

moving into life
crossing the dimension of boy to man
your mature body known to me
before your first kiss on her hand

tasting your lonely tears in the snow
storing your faithful prayers on my timeline for your life
opening your mind’s eye to needs and hurts of those yet unseen
preparing your mind with words and works and wars

creating a hunger in your soul that I will satisfy