My Neglect
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My Neglect
As I hold you here in my arms
Your sleeping body warm against mine
I realize my neglect
In the busy night and endless day I neglect
Between driving, working, schooling,
Your big sister, mommy’s dogs, and house chores
I neglect
I neglect to take your picture every day
You’ve grown so big so fast and I’ve let it slip away
I neglect to write your triumphs regularly
Although knowing one day I’ll grow old and forget
I neglect
I neglect to remember how painfully you came into this world
When I’m hurting inside, to remind myself I can make it through
I neglect to hold you tightly and kiss your head
Each and every time I hold you against my breast
When instead I wish you would hurry, for I have other things to do
I neglect
I neglect to count your little toes and fingers on your chubby hands
And be thankful that they’re all there and working
I neglect to thank God every day for the miracle he gave to me
When your little body left my womb
I neglect
And though I realize this neglect holding your limp body now
Sadly I probably won’t take your picture every day
I probably won’t record your every triumph
I probably won’t remind myself how painfully you came into this world
I probably won’t stop wishing sometimes that you would nurse faster
And I probably won’t thank God every day for the miracle of you
So perhaps one day you will forgive me for it
My neglect
-Christina Perkins 2005
That was really nice!! I often feel like that, every day I get frustrated or impatient, but then I regret it, because it all goes so fast. Thanks for sharing this!
I agree...I think we all have those moments every day or every week where we're frustrated or caught up in other things and then at the end of the day when we're putting that little one to sleep we remember what we forgot to do that day to try to keep our babies little in our minds forever. Thanks for sharing this heartfelt poem!
Christina, that's a great poem.
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