no words

there are no words

for the sensation of pushing a new life into the world

the life that you have cared for the last 9 months

the life that kept you awake some nights and alive some days

and there he is

the face you recognize from the sonogram

the warm bluish limbs flailing around on the very belly in which he resided 1 minute before

there is a swirl of activity and noise and cheers and tears

and all you can say is thank you. and welcome.

there are no words for the feeling of adding another member to your family

for watching the big brothers race in, throw down book bags and race to hold him

for the colossal sweetness that is newborn

for the head of thick black hair

for the general lusciousness of it all

that's a lot of words considering i said there were none

love will do that to you