I was asked to write a poem for the Christmas season to be read at church. This is written from Mary’s perspective as a mother, enjoy!
Breathless
Breathless, I wait for you
I’ve prepared as much as an unprepared girl can.
Alone, I feel pain, I’ll rejoice at the mark of the beginning.
This was not my plan, but I can’t wait to meet you.
Scared, I’m just a girl who wants my mommy
No midwives, no bed, just a man and some animals.
I’m not ready, this task is too much
The mother of GOD? I don’t know how…
I wonder at your life, it was instant love
I fell the first time you fluttered,
The first time you reacted to my lullabies,
The first time your father rubbed my belly.
A force has been set in motion
One that will not be stopped. I’m glad I can’t see your future.
How will I do it? A mommy, a wife.
How will I raise you? Will you even need me?
I can’t wait to kiss your head,
And watch you learn to walk.
I can’t wait to hear your voice,
And the see the peace in your world as you sleep.
And I’m breathless from the pain
I’m so breathless in the process
Then I see your face, perfectly innocent
Taking everything in- tiny hands, teeny toes, rosebud mouth, dark black lashes
…and it takes my breath away.
Amazing!