10,000 Moments

In the 10,000 moments

Or more

That I've been

Moved

By you

The softness of your breath

As you slumber

The contentment

You find

In the minutae

Of life

The joy in your laughter

The sunshine in your eyes

My capacity to love

Has expanded

Exponentially

What I once thought

Had a limit

Boundary

Capacity

I have discovered

Is infinite

I thought

At moments

I can't love anyone

More than this

And then

Comes a new moment

And the edges of my heart

Expand again

I do my best

To teach you

Hoping life's lessons

Are not too painful

Yet poignant enough

To guide you well

And you continue

To trust me

To be your anchor

And your safety net

And it hurts

When I fall

Because I want so much

To be perfect

For you

But I have always been

So far from that

As a human

As a mother

But the expansiveness

Of my love

Has saved us all

And my ability

To learn

(Eventually)

From my missteps

(Mostly)

Loving you

Is the easiest thing

I have ever done

Thank you for that

(I needed it)