The fourth Trimester

Originally written in May of 2022.

You are
the God who sees
and You’ve seen me through
this maternity leave

twelve weeks
of his being
here
and my being
healed

Brought home
in the cold
we watched the world outside
open her weary eyes
Daylight Savings Time
the days grew longer
as you did, too
each hour a little brighter
laying next to you

As outside
came alive
so did you

Your smile
and your grey-blue eyes
made me come alive, too

Now I honor this moment
having made it through
what they call
“the 4th trimester”
almost an entire year
of our beings
being tethered

and now
the beginning
of who we are
together, yes,
but also apart