Forever Forever is a poem about how we realize and come to accept that babies don’t keep. Time passes so quickly and we have to try to cherish every moment we are given.
If asked how long
is Forever, forever
once I would have said it sounded so long
But now that you have arrived
I see I couldn’t have been more wrong
Forever, forever
goes by in a blink
and between clothes and dishes
you hardly have time to think
Somehow minutes sneak away
and what you wanted to do and wanted to say
is done or undone still
Forever, forever
we begin to know
not by the gray hair or the moves that are slow
But by the pages we forgot to color,
the book we promised we’d read,
the game never played and the memories never made
Forever, forever
we run out of time
and we watch our lives in playback
trying to rewind
We pray our babies know we did our best as
we had to do so many things
that stole our freedom and the clock was always ticking,
challenging childhood with disappearing minutes
Forever, forever is just a little time
when you love your children as much as I do mine
And you wish them little
just one more day before the laughs are all gone
and the messes cleaned away
Little arms around your neck
only last for a season
How wrenching it is to imagine them leaving
Forever, forever
must we remember to hold tight to our children and let go of the rest
No little one knows to care about the laundry you wash
and the floors you sweep
But in your arms they slumber
with dreams you both keep
Forever, forever
I will keep in my mind
your tiny fingers, your hand wrapped in mine
Images of perfection
the world will invade
with careers and bills and deadlines
and life that can’t be remade
Forever, forever
I remind myself
starts with today
and what we have left
So climb in my lap
stay longer please
Throw another tantrum
Be angry for a spell if you’d like
Leave the toys a mess
Soon Forever, forever
the house will be clean
not a speck or a spot
of scatterings to seen
And there will be You, somewhere else, without me
Forever, forever
don’t come yet
Stay away, so I can say
One more I love you,
one more I’m sorry,
and one more Yes, I will play
For more poetry about raising little ones, check out What the Shadows Took and That Free and Lonely Feeling.
Read more reminders on cherishing every moment with your children by checking out these great quotes from Love to Know and Your tango. Keep a tissue handy if you are feeling sentimental!
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