That First Moment - A Sonnet by Cathryn Hintz

That First Moment – A Sonnet by Cathryn Hintz

I looked at him for the first time after 9 months and 16 hours.

So petite and innocent he takes to me like magnetic force.

With so much hair and a cry to kill, of course,

I start to count all ten toes and fingers.

From the moment I saw him he now had all the power

To melt my heart and leave me with nothing but remorse

I knew this was going to be hard but it has become much worse.

How could he not want him? He was both of ours!

Knowing he will be leaving soon

I take every part of him in and burn into my mind.

I start to cry, I know I will always remember the 9^th of June.

With every minute I become more restless and he begins to whine.

His new parents arrive, they seem happy and over the moon.

If only I knew how to tell them, that I’m keeping him, He’s mine.