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)