I am a Mother
Watch my tummy grow
Who lives inside
I have yet to know
My back it aches
With the strain of life
That pokes my ribs
Both day and night

I am a Mother
With a pain profound
A babe is born
Yet utters no sound
I gaze at this miracle
With love so intense
As life is suckling
From my breast

I am a Mother
With babe in my arms
I am stronger than wind
Against all harm
My needs unimportant
My hunger is gone
This life that I hold
Is what carries me on

I am a Mother
And I stand proud
To all that doubt
I speak aloud
I carried a life
I gave it my love
This baby I hold
Is a gift from above

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