He opened his eyes

All shiny and new

And was bewildered but intrigued

As he saw the faces of people rushing around amany

But heard just one voice that made him feel relieved.

 

He was pushed out

Of his safe and comfortable cocoon

Wish … he hadn’t been

With a force that could break a thousand bones

Had never been felt, nor been seen

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Through slits of his eyes, he saw he lay out

As life was quickly sucked

When his lifeline, the cord, that tied him to her

Was with a snap, being heartlessly cut

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He blacked out

But he heard the sound of a smack

Whence he was turned upside down

But slowly was slipping

Into a deep black hole

Miserably … without a sound

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He caught a glimpse

Of himself,

in the mirror … far away

and cringed at the bloody sight

and his vision began to sway

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He heard then someone’s muffled sobs

A voice he had often heard

Crooning to him over the nine long months

He had returned with gesture … every word

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And then he gasped with another wack

And saw the room come alive

His wails like noise to his little ears

But like music that made dance those eyes

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Slowly, he was wiped and cleaned and clothed

And placed in such loving arms a pair

That made him want to fall asleep

After the long struggle, without a care.

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I love you, crooned the voice again

And he felt the love that made him diz

When he would rest near the overflowing breast

And hear the heartbeat akin to his.

 

He knew that there wouldn’t be a worry now

As she would lead the way

And now he would forever see

Nights

All followed by day

 

The infant sees …