October…
the month of my birth.
The day I opened my mouth
and cried upon this earth

The day I finally got to touch
my mother’s lovely face
As she welcomed me
into this cold and unknown place…

A place where I could
hardly even see
‘Cause everything
was so blurry to me

And yet I found
a place of retreat
As I lay upon her chest
to hear the heartbeat

Of a love she
alone would give
While she guided me
each day to live

This life that I
was born to see…
The shining star
God purposed me to be!

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