Birth

I took my first breath

a cold, sharp gasp

bursting into the world

terribly bright and warm 

I made a fist 

around your finger 

holding on

The first words I heard

Were yours 

I took my first breath

a dark, smoky feeling 

drowning in the world 

wonderfully painful and dark 

I made a fist 

gave you the finger 

hanging on

all the words I heard 

Were mine 

I awoke 

and took my first breath

a cold, startling gasp 

breaking into the world 

Terribly bright and new

I make a fist

around your finger 

I hold on tight 

And the first words I hear 

Are yours