VULNERABILITY IN MOTHERHOOD

Running away, heart in the freezer,
I know that feeling, that language you speak.
I too resisted, refused to feel,
Until motherhood's touch made it real.

Into the abyss, I took the dive,
To those tender parts where emotions thrive.
Vulnerability, now my proud embrace,
A journey of heart, at its gentle pace.

A child's love, it grips and aches,
Commanding all, whatever it takes.
Every breath, all that I do,
Wrapped in love, forever true.

When it's for her, the world turns faint,
Opinions shrink, as love paints.
I stand strong, love's fierce defender,
My universe transformed by her tender splendor.

Boundaries forged, confronting old pain,
Past traumas faced, like healing rain.
A better self emerges through,
Motherhood's art, breaking and making anew.