Softly above the swaddle
I feel you breathe
I feel you live
I watch you learn and grow
I watch you stretch and laugh
And I watch you cry
I feel you nurse
I feel you squirm
So vibrant
So alive
So dynamic even in sleep
And when you are still
I place my hands on the swaddle
To make sure
To make sure you are not too still
Your life is a gift to us
Your body is whole
Not yet dissipated into the universe like your brother
But a force within you
And in that force you carry him
Just like I carry him
Along our journey
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