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An Understanding Heart
I once heard tell that to have a child is to decide forever to have Your heart walking1 around outside vour bodv.
Her baby sleeps.
She watches with amazement.
The calm, quiet, consistent breathing
Her heart lies there.
And her baby grows.
She watches with excitement.
The first wobbly steps towards walking
Her heart toddles off.
And her toddler grows.
She watches with anxiousness.
The very first day of schooling
Her heart enters nervously.
And her child grows.
She listens with frustration.
Many days of arguments
The first accusations: "But you just don't understand."
She thinks, "But one day you will."
Her heart moves away angrily.
And her daughter marries.
She watches with nostalgia
The first moments of a new journeying
Her heart separates uncertainly.
And the wife grows.
She assists with happiness
Her first days of grandmothering
Her heart doubles magically.
My baby sleeps.
I watch with awe.
My first steps of understanding
My heart lies there.
Wilson © 2004
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