Why Can’t He Breathe?! A Mother’s Cry
Knees gripped, Teeth gritted Huff, Huff, Puff, Puff Bear down with all your strength Push! Push! Push! Forcing life into existence Break and breathe Cry and heave Grip and grit Huff and puff Push! Push! Push! Ring of fire burning me alive Flesh tearing as your blood mingles with mine Grip and grit Huff and puff Bear down baby C’mon…push lady! The sound of fluid and flesh Sliding over one another as we mesh And separate one from the other I fall back to catch my breath And I wait... To hear you...catch yours too… And I wait… To hear you… Silence...resounds… As I await...your voice… The lack of sound… Uneasy noise… What’s wrong? Why can’t I hear him? Where is his birth song? Is he breathing? Why can’t he breathe?! The longest seconds of my life Were as I waited for you to breathe Begging God to blow His breath Upon your need Then up you were held In the spotlight of glory! Covered in our flesh You shouted your victory cry Declaring yo...