TO MY SON

i chose you, even in the midst of uncertainty

i kept and watched over you, even when the night was cold and the day was dull

I chose you and i will continue to love you to my heart's bounty

The only human whose voice lulls

in whose eyes i see a heart's purity

i swim in it when i feel lost

even when the world of frost

i know i can count on your warmth

you gave me life and my point of girth

Because you chose to save me

from myself

and everyone else

The first of my progeny