Just to hold and feel you close to me,
as you sigh and feel me next to you;
and perhaps, to ease the loneliness
of the moments when you feel so terribly.
It’s so hard to see you in distress
and not be able to take your pain away
as you would mine, if it were me,
that needed upon your breast to rest.
Oh, to protect you from all harms
would be my vow if it were in my power
to make everything all right,
by cradling you forever close to me, in my arms.

©1999 Michael S. Davis