The Birth

How you cried,
How you tried to be brave on that day.

The hours dragged on,
Your body slow to open up.

We gave you our breath to remind you of yours.
The only way out was just to be.

Every little girl's fear, doubt and despair.

Someone new was waiting to be born for you.
I could see her,
she smiled at me as I breathed for you.

Yes, on that day Simond came to be.
As you held him,
I embraced the woman that was new to me.

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