My Heart Beats For You
I carried you safe under my heart You heard every beat of my heart How every pulse of my being rang true Every heartbeat was pulsing for you You cuddled inside in my warmth Never will there be a place so safe How I love you my child, my light How I yearn to kiss your face goodnight I left you as my heart was pulled To care for another just like you A baby with no one to care for Hungry, sick and forlorn If I could turn back time Would I then choose a different path? If I didn’t know any better would I differ In doing what I have done in haste and succor? I wanted to be your mother From the time I knew how to spell But you didn’t have a face then, No name, only an emotion rare Should a mother choose one over another? This is mine to save, kill the other? Can a woman say she truly cares If she leaves some other child in despair? I might not be able to hold you again Kiss your face, pat your head You might cry to feel my arms Enfolding you to...