from the moment you were conceived, the center of my universe shifted. my body stretched to accommodate your tiny, growing form. i nourished you, worried for you, protected you and loved you even then.
you came forth into the world and i held you in my arms, fed you at my breast and wondered in amazement at the life i had made. certain there was no love that could ever be called love before this.
i watch you grow into who you are and who you will become. i feel elation with your every happiness, grief with every tear you cry and anxiety each time you let go of my hand. i see the world through your eyes and it is new and full of wonder.
i dream of your future and savor your past. i feel the most intense joy and keening loss as one emotion; beautiful and poignant.
i am earth. i am water. i am love.
i am mother.
you came forth into the world and i held you in my arms, fed you at my breast and wondered in amazement at the life i had made. certain there was no love that could ever be called love before this.
i watch you grow into who you are and who you will become. i feel elation with your every happiness, grief with every tear you cry and anxiety each time you let go of my hand. i see the world through your eyes and it is new and full of wonder.
i dream of your future and savor your past. i feel the most intense joy and keening loss as one emotion; beautiful and poignant.
i am earth. i am water. i am love.
i am mother.
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