A baby is so much more than a baby…
A precious bundle wrapped up warm,
New to this world as they weather the storm,
The beginning of life, the creation of a mum,
Their birth, your ‘birth’, together as one
Changing you not only in kind, but literally changing your mum brain mind
Cells migrating between placenta & brain
Growing and aiding again and again
Intuitive, natural, and awe-inspiring by design
Nipples that detect antigens to ensure baby is fine
Milk made by mothers, precious and divine
A tiny human, can’t believe that you’re mine
A milk taker, sleep waker, milk taker, sleep waker, milk taker, sleep waker, heart breaker
Your greatest achievement and your biggest pain,
Though the memory fades so you can do it again
The years are short, but the nights are long
Learning song after song after song after song
Lullabies to bring sleep at the end of a day
Happy songs to wish heartache away,
Nursery rhymes both familiar and new
There’s nothing I wouldn’t learn to sing for you
Fiercely protective, is this mama bear
A fire inside me is stoked as I care
For this helpless infant, so tiny and small
Working the world out, emotions and all
As they figure out how to touch, hear and see
They figure out how to communicate with me
My task never over, more learning to do,
As I play and I listen and I learn what to do
The best job in the world, but the hardest for sure
As you grow and you want more and more and more
Mermaid Poetry 