the screaming seems endless
i can't take it a moment longer
i put you in your basket and walk away
re-compose
walk back and lift you out
cuddle you to me
shush-shushing
you eventually calm down
your eyelids droop
your head slides to one side
soon you are asleep
and i stare in wonder at your smallness
how in years to come i will look back
remember you scrunched up on me asleep
your eyelids so thin
mouth hanging open slightly
your soft breathing
your beauty
and i cherish this moment
