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The burdens of life are a stranger to none
We each have our own cross to bear
The problems each person faces as we get older
Teach you that life truly isn’t fair
Then there comes a beautiful time in life
Experiencing the miracle of birth
I just happened to have that experience myself,
So here’s my 2 cents worth
You might hear a lot of negativity,
Reminders of it being hard
“Long nights ahead”,”natural or C?”
And advice people will bombard
But here’s an opinion you don’t hear a lot,
About the wonder of it all
How feelings you never even knew you had,
Could start from something so small
From the moment we first heard his sweet little cry,
To then cradling him to sleep,
The surreal feeling of giving life to a soul,
It honestly made me weep
Then our eyes met for the very first time,
It ran shivers down my spine
As he looked at me in silent wonder,
His gaze locked into mine
He laughed for the first time at the splash of a duck,
It filled our hearts to the brim
Now he makes us elated every single day,
By learning to eat and to swim
But it’s the moments when he finds something new,
Like birds or feeling the breeze
His eyes light up and he’s filled with awe,
By even the grass and the tree
He marvels at turning a light switch on,
And tries to talk to his toys
He jumps all over and likes to explore,
I guess that boys will be boys
My point is there’s this feeling we forget,
It comes too few and far between
As adults we wait for big moments of magic,
And let the little ones go unseen
Wanderlust, sports, magic tricks, or clothes,
Could get us excited for a while
But a child would look at the rainiest day,
With amazement and a smile
Children remind you this world is wonderful,
They make every experience brand new
It could be a blessing, it could be a chore,
I guess that’s totally up to you
I know I don’t speak for all parents out there,
But I’m wearing my heart on my sleeve
Children are the best source of wonder in this world,
My word you will have to believe
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Written by my husband Shehan :)
