It is not enough

just to carry

a life

but to comprehend

the gravity

of the universe

growing inside.

You do not have to

understand the mystery

of how a soul

chooses its home,

but have a sense

of the sacredness

of being

the door.

What is opening

the heart.

If every mother

listened to the wisdom

of her body;

the quiet hum,

the ancient pull,

the fierce, primal love,

using the tools of

stillness

trust

surrender

attention,

she could

remember

the song.