Letter to Mom

Dear Mom,

Let me live. Let me grow.

Let me feel the rain and snow.

Let me give you love and laughter

that will bring you joy hereafter.

Remember a goodly half of me is you.

Did I come to your womb to die?

Was I formed for me to lie

in a cold and metal dish?

Or was I formed to grant a wish

to couples who daily pray

who would love to have me stay?

Let me live the dance of life.

Let my spirit light your way.

Let me see the dawn of day.

Let the two of us make you memories

that resound through centuries.

May I feel your soft caress?

Join with me in happiness

Grant me life to play hide-and-seek

Let me nurse teat to cheek.

And may I snuggle next to your warm belly

to feast with you on toast and jelly?

When your life is spent

my life will be your testament

to the God of the hereafter who loves a child's laughter,

to the God who rewards a cup of cold water

who will greatly reward the one,

who saves me from slaughter.

I have a place in your belly.

Give me a place in your heart

so the twin demons of guilt and shame

will never tear you apart.

Be my Mother.

Love, Your Baby