Meeting You

Meeting you

Crystal Olguin Duffy

alarms were going off like fire engines

fluorescent lights blinded my tired weepy eyes

it was a noisy, loud chaotic mess

you were here

in the midst of this disarray

my sleeping beauty surrounded by plexiglass

your tiny little body engulfed by a massive incubator

you were wrapped in wires and cords

a set of tubes helping you breathe

and another set helping you eat

my hand crept slowly inside your warm crib

your skin translucent and soft

your hair silky black

I can not look away

you are my angel, my love, my joy

my fighter through a series of obstacles

my miracle here on earth