Someday

Someday, baby, your heartbeat will change my life forever

Someday, baby, my belly will swell
And my body will hold back the crimson tide that will become your bed

You'll take your first glimpses of the world from my arms

Your hands will be balled into tiny fists
But I'll protect you

Someday, baby, I'll remember the lullabys my mama sang to me
And the stories my father told.

Someday, baby, your bellybutton will remind me of birthdays
And I'll never, ever, be too proud to apologize

You'll scrape your knees and bump your head
And I'll kiss the blood and the bruises,
Tell you love is the best medicine there is

You'll get paint on the walls and dirt on your clothes
And I'll ask you if you had fun

You'll bring home a big bug
And I'll ask you what you think it eats
As we poke holes in the lid of a mason jar

Someday, baby, we'll chase chickens around the yard,
Spin in circles until we collapse,
And sing at the top of our lungs until that stubborn song gets out of our heads

Someday, baby, we'll throw water balloons,
Do handstands in the sand
And grow sunflowers higher than our heads

Someday, baby, I'll tell you it's okay to love whoever you want

I'll tell you that when you're happy is when I'm the happiest

That if my little girl grows up to be my big boy, that's okay

That if my little boy becomes a woman one day, she will still be my heart and soul.

Someday, baby, You'll know how I loved you unconditionally before you even existed

By Kyla Collins