We are nearing what feels like
The end of this journey
To parenthood
When really it is just beginning
We continue to block out
All the "Just Wait" comments
And instead fill our conversations with
"I Can Not Wait" instead
I can not wait to see whose eyes she has
Or for you to hold her for the first time
For her to hear your voice
And for it to soothe her
Because it is the voice that has been there for her
Ever since she could hear it
The closer we get to where this journey ends
And where the next one picks up in its place
I want to say it feels scary
But it is not
Because I have you
Believing in me
And supporting me every way you can
It is not so scary
To think about the next chapter of our lives
Maybe just a little overwhelming
To have to go from just us two
To just us three
But among the overwhelming feelings
There is plenty of excitement
And I just can not wait
.t.h-b.
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Author:
.t.h-b. (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: January 26th, 2026 17:13
- Comment from author about the poem: I feel a bit rusty after not writing any new poetry for a while now, so this feels like a rant rather than a poem. But I am now nearing the end of my pregnancy, less than two months now and my daughter will be here on this side of the world. I want to dedicate this poem about this wonderful journey, to my husband. Who has been my rock in the ups and downs that this life has taken me on. And hopefully I can keep writing more poetry until my time is taken up by feeding, diaper changes, and two minute naps!
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Comments1
A lovely poem of parenthood. It holds anticipation and the changing of relationships from two to three, it holds so much more as the child grows and the I can't wait is not for birth but for achievement, fulfillment, independence and relationships of their own. A never ending process. Well written
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