My heart is beating slower <br />I can almost hear the heartbeat <br />Nervousness hits me in the lower <br />A hundred questions out to greet <br />As I bring you home... <br /> <br />Will I be a good mom? <br />Will I be able to love you as my own? <br />Will I hear you when you silently implore? <br />WIll I rise above my emotional state and not groan <br />when I have to constantly tend to your chores? <br />Will I become your complete world atleast in the initial years? <br />Will you be able to overcome all your fears <br />and just place all your trust in me? <br />Will I be able to give you a sound foundation? <br />Will I have the inner strength not to flee? <br />Will I be able to fulfill your expectations? <br />Will I still be able to fulfill mine? <br />Will I be able to make you shine? <br />Will I be able to protect you from the world? <br />Will I be able to make you into a good human being? <br />Will I be able to quench your thirst? <br />Will I set aside all and will you come first? <br />WIll I let go of myself and then be able to reclaim the self? <br />WIll I have all the patience to listen to you? <br />Will you also love me through and through? ? <br /> <br />As I sit and ponder over all the questions <br />And already know the answer <br />I will know only when you come in <br />All I will do is to give my best<br /><br />Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil Ocean<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-hundred-questions-plaguing-me/
