Sunday, September 16, 2012

and God was there to See




I saw the life in your eyes and my breath was shallow… I felt the fear of the unknown pass through my mind. I held you for a brief moment and passed you to your mother… she waited for you in anticipation. You were new to this world and God was there to see…

I would hold you close in the eve of the day. The soft music would swirl through the air and fill our home with calm. I held you as a protector with the love that words cannot describe. And then we would dance, just the two of us in the beginning of your life. I would cradle your neck and look into your soul. We would sway together as one and God was there to see…

With the music in the air and shoppers all around, you would hold my hand and dance with the smile of a princess. We danced between the aisles of clothing in the department store under the speakers from above. You twirled under my hand and filled the room with your joy. We didn’t care who saw us together because the world was full of happiness. And through it all God was there to see…

Time pulled you away in the chorus of our song. You were not there under my eyes and under my arms. You danced with others and swayed in the moonlight as I thought of you in my mind. I danced with you in my memories and prayed for your safety… I longed for a glimpse of your joy… of your eyes and of a daughter’s touch. You never left my mind… and I knew that God was there to see…

I didn’t know that it was possible… you were the most beautiful bride of all time. I looked upon my baby… my child… the infant who first took my heart. You took my hands in a crowd of friends and family and we danced once again. We danced as eyes looked upon us. But I was alone with you in that moment… I was young and full of hope once again. I cried the joy of our first embrace and was hopeful of your future and of your love. And through it all God was there to see…


                                                         Shannon R Killman