I hold you tight and kiss your brow
I count your breaths and soothe your frame
I memorize each line, each curve, each hair on your head
I search your features for hints of me, for shadows of your father
I carry you until my body aches and then some more
I weep when you tire me
I melt when you smile
I stay the whole night without rest when I fear for your well-being
I trace your fingers, elated when they curl around mine
I tickle your toes, ecstatic when you giggle even once
I pray for you daily, hourly, moment by moment
I beg the Lord that He will let you know Him
The world is changing
It grows darker by the day
I feel your light and try to be yours
Your smile, so unconditional
Your eyes, so beautiful and kind
I give you all that I have and wish I could give more
When you fret, I fret
When you soar, I soar
No words describe the way you own my heart
And it shatters me to think that God loves you more than I
