What They Don’t Tell You

Dedicated to a mother’s strong yet fragile heart that holds limitless love for her child.

The days roll into weeks, the week into months

And before you realize,

Your newborn transitions into an infant

And your infant into a toddler,

But your heart is never prepared to let go of the past moments

Because they make your life fuller.

They tell you to eat and sleep well

To take care of the baby,

But they don’t tell you how to take care

Of your fragile mom heart

When one day you suddenly realize

It’s no longer the same story.

They don’t tell you when your baby

Will outgrow the onesie

You first picked up at the store,

Or won’t keep still in your arms

With their chest heaving up and down

Because she now wants to do more.

That crib you brought home with so much love

Or that fancy baby bouncer you got

Soon become redundant and merely sit in a corner,

Because your little one needs them not.

But your heart does not know how to handle the change

Because no one prepared you so.

Her first coo, her first babble

All become a memory too soon,

She’s speaking new words, achieving new milestones

And making up her own merry tune

But the mom in you silently weeps

As your baby girl comfortably sleeps.

You quietly wonder how long it’d be

Before she stops coming to you for hugs

Before she wants her own bed and room,

You want to freeze this moment

Maybe even want to go back in time

When she was in your womb.

Yes, a mom’s heart is fragile

Because she holds a love in there

That nothing in the world can measure,

You’ll never know when a moment won’t repeat itself

So, soak in every precious second

For it is your priceless treasure.