soon you will feel it
the weight of a newborn in your arms
heavier than you remember
made heavier still by the pulling
on your leg by your first born
soon you will hear it
the sound of their cry in the night
louder than you remember
made louder still by the fear
that it might wake your first born
soon you will hear it
the laugh from the belly of your baby
brighter than you remember
made brighter still by the echo
of giggles from your first born
soon you will feel it
the squeeze of a hug in the morning
tighter than you remember
made tighter still by the wrapping
of tiny arms of your children