You never spoke but I heard you
We never met but I held you
You never ate but I fed you
You never walked but I led you.
You never cried but I wiped your tears
You were never scared but I knew your fears
You never asked but I always knew
You never appeared but I knew it was you.
You never tripped but I kissed your knee
You never called ‘mama’ but you cried for me
You never felt my hugs but you knew my touch
You never knew you would mean so much.
You are the child I wanted so desperately
You are the child I held so tenderly
You are the child I watched so lovingly
You are the child who still lives inside me.
You are the child I saw in my dreams
You are the child who fulfilled my needs
You are the child I never met
You are the child I will never forget.
Haneefah Muhammad