Samuel

I didn't know love until I heard my son's first cry,

there in the hospital room.

That cry held infinity within it.

That cry made worlds move.

That cry grabbed my heart and squeezed

and squeezed

until all I could do was sob with joy.

And oh,

when I help him in my arms the first time.

Oh, his skin was angel soft

so new.

Not yet marred by the worlds cruelties.

Suddenly, as I thought of the great, big world

outside the hospitals walls,

the cold hands of fear grabbed hold

of my heart.

How was I gonna save him from the shadows of

the world?

How could I keep him from all the pain of life?

I knew it would be impossible.

But from the moment I heard his first baby cry

I knew I had to try.