My Sons

You arrived  

Quiet at first

Then suddenly everywhere

You taught my hands  

How to hold something  

I never want to lose

You walk

And the world shifts

You laugh

And the dark folds back

I see the man you’ll be  

Glowing inside the boy you are

A small flame  

Already learning  

How to burn steady

If life ever shakes you  

Remember this truth

You were loved  

Before you ever spoke

And you’ll be loved 

Long after I’m gone 

My sons

My echos  

My beginning again