My Soulchild
©1997 by Skya Wode

Note:  For NightHawk, my wonderful daughter...

You were the child I denied space to in my womb...
You were the child I imagined in my waking moments...
You were the child I dreamed of at night...
You were the child my arms ached to hold and call mine...
You were the child I felt putting your tiny arms around my neck, kissing my cheek with your red candy-stained lips and saying: "You are the best Mumsy in the whole wide world...I love you Mumsy..." and running off to play with your little friends...
You were the child I saw playing cowboys and pirates, who would be brave and try not to cry when I put bandaids on your "owies"...
You were the child, with face freshed scrubbed, waving proudly as you marched of to your first day of school, while I bravely tried to keep the tears from splashing on my breasts...the very breasts that nourished you the first years of your life...
You were the child I saw coming home from school, bursting with the excitement of learning about the world around you...
You were the child who came home from junior high school in tears over your first crush...
You were the child who came home from high school all excited about which colleges you wanted to attend...
You were the young woman who confided to me with tears in your eyes: "Mumsy, I have to tell you something...I'm gay, I'm a lesbian...I...I...I'm sorry..."
You were the young woman I held tightly in my embrace and kissed the tears away and said: "Baby, I love you, and I am proud of you, and there is nothing wrong with being a lesbian...and there is nothing to be sorry for..."
You are the young woman who came to me and told me: "Mumsy, I am in love with the most wonderful woman!!!"
You are my daughter, my soulchild, and you have found your way back into my heart...and you make your Mumsy very proud!!!


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