Being Overwhelmed

A Poem

What is this feeling,

That I am unable to describe

Love at first sight, I scoffed at

And yet, the first time I saw you,

I fell for you.

I thought I understood love

But it was only after I held you

In my arms for the first time,

That I felt a love so unconditional

As I never thought was possible,

I was ready to do anything for you.

Out of sight, out of mind,

I believed in;

And yet from the day you came into my life

I have thought of nothing else,

But you.

I thought possessiveness was an evil

But the first time you cried,

I felt protectiveness so strong

It made me sacrifice my sleep,

Bear pains I couldn’t even think about,

Just to keep you happy, healthy and safe.

What I couldn’t learn,

From lifetime of being a daughter,

From 11 years of being a lover,

One day of motherhood taught me!

From the day I felt u,

All my prayers have been about you!

How is it possible to feel so deeply

For someone

You don’t know

You haven’t seen?

And yet I felt as deeply

The day I found out about your being.

But it was only when

I saw you, I held you,

I picked you, I hugged you,

I fed you, I cleaned you,

I burped you, I kissed you

I realised what motherhood was!

A single smile from you,

Made all of it worth it!

And even when you cried,

I kept doing everything I could for you,

Without any expectation,

Even of a smile!

You were born from my womb

And I was born from your touch

I gave birth to you

And you gave birth to a mother,

A stronger, fiercer me.

You changed me irrevocably

The day you were born!

How is it possible,

To feel so deeply

About someone I have known

For only a day, a week

And now a month?