Before tiny hands <br />touched the raindrops, <br />before she smiled, <br />before little feet <br />made a splash, <br />before all that __ <br /> <br />before the sun <br />made her eyes squint, <br />before the grass <br />made her nose twitch, <br />before her heart did a leap <br />before all that ___ <br /> <br />before the night <br />made her fearful, <br />before the dark <br />left her spooked <br />before the cat scratched <br />before all that __ <br /> <br />I didn't see the light shine <br />never heard the rainfall <br />didn't understand <br />the colours of our world <br />but now I'm born again ___ <br />just like that.<br /><br />Ruth Walters<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-child-27/
