First Breath
I can feel their eyes running up my back,
slipping
down
my
spine
like liquid gold.
A hearbeat pulsing
under
my fingertips.
The time in history,
when man takes its first breath.
The tears and pain forgotten,
as
the
babe
inhails with a
gasp
Those tiny fingers grasp
and chain
themselves
to the mother's.
Watching this beautiful bond form,
I
am
undone....
At the pure innocence
of new
life.
Like a virgin snow
fluttering
to
this
dirty
ground.
Trying to cover every inch with beauty,
suffocating
intoxicating
with beauty.
Watching with awe,
as
hope
takes
wing
again.