My love let me tell you,
How it felt the day we met.
Awkward arms to hold you close,
A bond we hadn’t formed yet.
I held my breath, my body stiff,
Uncertain of what to do.
But looking into your eyes,
my world instantly filled with you.
How could I have made you,
Were you really mine?
In awe, in shock, incredulous,
Feelings all sublime.
I fumbled learning to feed you,
while you impatiently waited for more.
I felt as though I’d missed something,
We got to take you home, were they sure?
I felt so far out of my depth,
There was no training for this role.
But there you were looking on,
No concern, no none at all.
You had complete faith in me,
I had everything you needed.
Days rolled into months,
Until the past was superseded -
By a new normal that became our life,
One of learning and growing anew.
Of tracking your growth and milestones,
In awe of every new thing you could do.
And as you grew so did I,
Your faith in me bolstering my own.
Every time I was filled with doubt,
I reminded myself I was all you had known.
That what I could give was good enough,
Even better - just what you needed.
That you and I were a perfect fit,
A love grown strong from a tiny seed.
