First Love

Chana L. Woods

 

Out of wedlock… I carried you…
Who would’ve thought I’d become
a parent at such a young age…
A child with a child…
People turned with evil eyes…
But with you inside me, I still
held my head high…
Well, truthfully, I tried…
Scared to be judged…
Scared of the unknown…
Willing to love beyond words…
Flutters I never knew existed…
Until I felt your first kick…
Never thought I could love like this…
First beat…
Pain… unbearable…
But worth every take…
My heart melted at the sight of you…
First cry… was breathtaking…
Out of wedlock…
Still you’re my child… life… my
First love.