It's so much more
Than milk.
Like I said to auntie Pip
On the phone today.
It's soothing big feelings
And regulating your body.
It's warmth
It's love
It's protection
From all that you have been through
In your little life already.
For tantrums
For disappointments
For homesickness.
A time for growing independence
To curl up in my lap like a puppy
And look at me adoringly.
And when I stop
I'll have to learn how to be your mother
All over again.
