3 heart throbbing moments
The testing
The waiting
The emotions
My heart pounding
Shock waves against my stomach
Fear or no fear
Like a boat rocking and having seasickness
Hoping that every test is negative
Finally the doctor says all is well with baby
and again back to ease
Happy and sometimes scared
For the butterfly’s cocoon
The stomach moves with intensity
As baby boy kicks constantly and joyfully
He also presses more inside her cocoon
Little butterfly
Rubs more and points towards her stomach with happiness
With ease
With discomfort, while he points back
And with more emotions as the weeks pass by.
The final moment
Keeping the family as a whole
A place for nourishment
A roof over our heads
A nesting for the baby
Sound, body, and soul
I can rest
We can rest
and sleep without shame, doubt, or uncertainty
Finally a place for our own and baby
Ranis Thomas III
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-butterfly-s-journey/
