Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Before I was a Mom

Before I was a mom
I never tripped over toys.
Or Google words to lullabies and nursery rhymes.

Before I was a mom,
I’ve never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Or Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
And if I chose to, I slept all day and night and then ate ramen noodles for dinner.

Before I was a mom
I never held down a screaming child
So doctors can run a few more tests
And then have hot tears run down my eyes while watching my child writhing

Before I was a mom
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt.
I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartaches, the wonderment
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much!

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