I wrote this poem for a poetry contest (spoiler alert, I did not win🙃) last summer. On the eve of my oldest mini human turning one whole decade, I thought it might be nice to share❤️ The one who made me a mom, the most special and amazing thing I ever wished to be. The magic of being a mother is ever evolving.
I Love You More Again
Mother.
Child.
We are on this journey together, experiencing life for the first time.
You’ve never seen the world,
I rediscover through your eyes, I show you what I know.
But I’ve never seen the world like this.
It’s brighter, more exciting, scarier, more beautiful.
You learn to walk and I learn to watch.
You learn to speak and I learn to listen.
You grow, I gape.
You learn to lead and I learn to let go.
A breath, a blink, a moment, a lifetime.
Childhood fleets, motherhood lasts.
Everything changes but nothing changes at all.
I continue to repeat “I love you more.”
More than when I found out about you.
More than when I met you.
More than your first smile sparkling up at me.
I surprise even myself, I love you more again.
I picture us
together in what’s ahead,
still breathing, still blinking, still learning.
Then you, living new again; watching, listening, gaping.
A new phase, an exquisite beauty we get to share together once more.
I’m not surprised this time,
I love you more again.
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