Life (continued) to Xia-Simone
At 10:55 am
You were born
Didn’t get to count your toes
only knew to hold you in
I cried the moment you came into my arms
like the sea hugging the rocks
Finally, finally you arrived
after all these days
after the sickness, the cold
after the California sun and Lauryn Hill
You stayed strongly, willingly within me
You breathed and stretched
What an amazing time we’ve had
what a brave soul you were made to be
knew that the gunshot didn’t scare you
as I ran with my hands carrying you
knew that the arguments didn’t offend you
for night after night you slept peacefully through
on October 24, 2011, you decided to come
officially, into my life
and I heard you cry
waving your arms and legs,
you slipped out of me
“push”
so warm, so sweet the way you smell
so perfect, your little mouth and nose
do you remember?
I wonder,
as you searched for my scent
and leaned onto my chest
do you remember?
I wonder,
as you stared into my eyes
that the first year of your life
we were as one.
