Steps

You came to me already named

No bottles to warm or diapers to change

No lullabies or stories shared

Or teaching you to say your prayers

I missed the precious moments that

With my own child love began

Your hopes and dreams already sown

By Memories I’d never know

I couldn’t ease the pain you felt

When in the night you’d cry for help

And though I’d run to you myself

I knew you longed for someone else

Another love you’d always have

Who knew your fears, your cries, your laugh

Even though you were apart

She would always have your heart

Wanting to love you

Wanting to help you

Wanting to find a way to tell you

That I was there no matter what

And that I never would give up

Trying to find an empty place

Within your lives and fill that space

To be whoever you needed then

Hoping your love at last to win

               I didn’t understand your ways

               I had to learn them as the days

               Of your lives were passing by

               No catching up although I tried

New memories across the years

Shared joys and sorrows that brought us near

Created a way for me to start

To climb the steps into your hearts