Before I Was A Mom

A Mother's Day Poem by Demetria....

"Before I Was A Mom"

Before I was a mom,

I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not

my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a mom,

I had never been puked on,

pooped on,

chewed on,

peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a mom,

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests

or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a mom,

I never held a sleeping baby just because

I didn't want to put him or her down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small

could affect my life to much.

I never knew I would love being a mom.

Before I was a mom,

I never had gotten up in the middle of the night

every 10 minutes to make sure all was ok.

I had never known the warmth,

the joy,

the love,

the heartache,

the wonderment

or the satisfaction

of being a mom.