A New Heart

A year ago,
one heart pounded within this chest.
Soon after,
a second heart kept time with the first,
this lithesome frame stretching to contain it.

I thought you'd take it with you when you
rushed out of my body
with all the force of the tide,
roaring with life.

But I feel it pounding now,
more than ever,
filling and overfilling
this swollen heart
with that pain called
"Love".

I have your heart, and you have mine.

Insomnia

I wait here in darkness.
Waiting for that man with the bag,
the one called Sleep.
It is he who places the sand beneath your eyelids,
and whisks you off to dreamland.

The clock ticks gently above my head,
reminding me that morning will come
regardless of my intentions
and dearest wishes.

Testing 1, 2, 3...

Instagram photo test:

Love of Mine

We two live in this one body,

cramped as it is.

You wake me in the morning

with your first frenzied motions,

and thus begins the day,

this clumsy pas de deux.

Not long now before 

you grow too large for my

expanding body.

Let's get a silver bullet trailer...and have a baby boy!

Twisting and kicking,

I can feel you shaping me

to fit yourself. 

This quiet feeling

can only be called love

but is so much more.

Time

Time is fickle,

and I've been looking into the past.

I know their future,

these poor souls from years ago,

because

this is their future,

and I know it's too late

for so many things,

so many lost lovers

and hopes,

and I'm sad because

I know:

--no chance now--

but then I turn my back

and look ever towards the next day.

My heart skips a beat...

We heard baby's heartbeat today! So fast---150 beats per minute. Right on target.

Baby and I are celebrating our good health (rather naughtily) with a bag of salt 'n vinegar potato chips...deliciousssss. These chips are noisily being eaten (also rather naughtily) in the library out of sight of the librarian.

It's also sunny and lovely outside, and the due date is closer than I thought. (October 8th!)

I'm glad today.