A Love Expressed by the Bottle
A Love Expressed by the Bottle
I dreamed of you
I fight for you—for us
Our challenges are real but
our love is stronger
My expectations demolished,
a sandcastle washed away
But I hold onto the hope that
our love is stronger, our bond
greater than the struggle, and through it all
I express my love for you
As I look upon you sleeping in the night, I am
awake
alert
alone
My love pours, and along with it
dreams, protection, intentions, prayers
For the person you will become and the
mother I desire to be
And through it all, I express my love
Stronger with each drop, I build myself anew
now better,
now powerful
Pushed beyond what I thought I could accomplish
before becoming a mother
My strength is for you, from you—but
Power, now recognized, was there all along
I fight for you, for us
My life once lived selfishly becomes shared
and I share my love
express my love
Pouring out loss, giving away sadness
Gaining renewed purpose—as you also gain
What once was lost, now seems distant
as I nurse you with love
a bottle between, but connecting
A bridge that closes the distance
two parts connected
two parts expressing love, and
flowing both directions
I give—you take
You give—I take
A love expressed by the bottle made
all the stronger in its return