Baby

You may not yet even exist
But I feel you growing,
Developing
In my heart

I see your chocolate eyes
Your beautiful, brown skin
Contrasting, complementing
My own

Or maybe your eyes will match mine
Your skin will be fair
How would I know?
All I know is I love you

But I feel you growing
Becoming more my own
As each days passes
Slowly

Who is your mother?
What is she feeling?
I can't imagine
The pain, sorrow

But I know I need you
As I need air to live
You are my child
Even before you are real

I wonder at how easy
Life has become
And how quickly
I will give it all up

Sleepless nights,
Endless days
Seem like nothing,
A dream, so far away

I just know
That I feel you
You are my child
My son

I will love you
When she can't
Care for you
Because I can

I have lived long enough
To know
That you're what I'm missing
That you belong to me

My child
Sweet baby
Beloved son
Asher Truth