my daughter
i watch her sleep to make sure she's still breathing. her bonnet falls in her face and she wakens in terror, unable to see the new world around her. i can imagine her fear. my arms cradle her till sleep finds her once more. whisper to her how much i love her, how happy she has made me, how i will never let anything hurt her. we lay on the couch together. she takes two breaths to every one of mine. and i think about how everything has come full circle. my life is complete. every tear that i've cried, ever time i've screamed, all the sadness i've felt in the past months suddenly seems worth it. because life is worth it. she is worth it. everything makes perfect sense to me now, this is how it's all suppose to be. this is the meaning of life.
and she is so beautiful.
and she is so beautiful.