UNSOLICITED

I wish someone had told me

Warned me

Unsolicited, even

I would have rolled my eyes

But tucked it away

They would say

There will come a day

When your hips move 

Not just with purpose

But with pride

You’ll lift your not-so-sunken eyes

And greet those around you

Connecting with the world once again

They would tell me

It’s coming

I wouldn’t have listened

But I would have processed it

And when it came

Could have explained

Connection

And pride

To my soul

That way, I would have been ready

To greet the world again

Eyes up and hips swinging

Side to side

Side to side

So here is my warning, sweet girl

When that baby is off your hip

Too heavy to carry for more than a moment

And sleep returns

really returns to your tired eyes

tread lightly with those hips 

and be careful who you look into the eyes