My Special Little Boy (For my beautiful son Jack, by his proud mum Nicki Zieth)
I wish I had given birth to you
My special little boy,
but that wasn't to be.
You graced my life though another way,
I was lucky enough to be chosen to be your mother.
The minute I was told about you, and saw your photo,
with that cute little Santa hat.
I fell in love with you.
You must be crazy!, where the words we heard
when we told our family and friends
about our wish to adopt you.
Why?
Because my darling you are a special blessing,
a treasure . . .
You where born with a disability,
although to us its your ability that counts.
Your birth parents couldn't cope,
and we are so happy it was that way.
They where our vehicle to complete happiness,
your ride into our lives
We love you, our special little boy,
and still can't believe how blessed we are.
As I watch the rise and fall of your sleeping chest
I thank the creator of all,
for the wonderful son he has sent us,
and for the first time in my life,
I am thankful for my infertility,
because without it I would not have you,
my beautiful little boy,
and without you my dreams and life
would have so much missing,
so much love
untapped and a hole in my heart that would never heal.
Photo by Ryan 'O' Niel on Unsplash
