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