I have felt you for years since the tender age of seven before the onslaught of puberty you nestled up under my ribs closer and closer to my heart you snaked your fat little fingers up and into and out and around the tender caricature of life and when I was cut it is you that seeped out but no please don't think that I was trying to get rid of you I wanted to be closer to you to hold you in my arms for I was the only one that could heed and hear your childish cries for years I could feel you curling around my brain stem seeping into my addled brain you were the cough medicine that soothed not only my throat but also the depths of my being and I couldn't wait to meet you I died so that you could live this is not something to be sad or to place blame about because I saw you and the way that life surged through you how your toes curled and your fingers closed around the edges of new life I saw how you fought to keep your eyes open and I am sorry if I scared you I just wanted to say goodbye to my dear family and friends but they couldn't hear me and you felt that pain as well but ****** Priestly I gave you a second chance at life so live it to the fullest I will be watching over you you're gonna do great kiddo Love, Sarla