Written for my baby girl on her first birthday!
Copyright © 2009 by Mindika Nordfelt Thiebaud
My baby girl
I would stop time if I could
Just for a moment
To breathe you in
To recognize every detail
To lock away this perfection
I would package it safely
That would be my gift.
My baby girl
I would stop time if I could
Just for a moment
To breathe you in
To recognize every detail
To lock away this perfection
I would package it safely
Store it on a high shelf
Safe from every element
For I know…because I have been there…
You will come to me one day
Behind salted tears
Broken heart
Lost friend
Hard day
Hard year
You will say…
Why Mom?
Why can’t I have this?
Why can’t I be like that?
Why did this happen?
What is wrong with me?
That’s when I would pull it down
Open it up
And show you...
Safe from every element
For I know…because I have been there…
You will come to me one day
Behind salted tears
Broken heart
Lost friend
Hard day
Hard year
You will say…
Why Mom?
Why can’t I have this?
Why can’t I be like that?
Why did this happen?
What is wrong with me?
That’s when I would pull it down
Open it up
And show you...
You at 1 year
And you would see…
What God sees
What I see
And you would know that everything will be ok
And you would see…
What God sees
What I see
And you would know that everything will be ok
That would be my gift.
2 comments:
Mindi, that was beautiful. (thanks for making me cry)
What a beautiful poem! It really touched my heart! I hope you don't mind if I share it on my blog tomorrow? I'll link back to you.
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