Flutters

Kaitrin Neu
The Shortform
Published in
Apr 23, 2023
Photo by Anastasiia Chepinska on Unsplash

My baby kicked for the very first time,

It was simply magic to me.

And although it had probably happened before

At that moment I couldn’t believe…

That I’m growing a person, a human from scratch

From only the tiniest cell.

And from someone I loved but had never quite met

They’d grow to be one I know well.

The tiniest joy, a family to make,

A miracle sent from above.

The best little mixture of two different people

Half me and half who I love.

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Kaitrin Neu
The Shortform

Aspiring writer, lover of poetry, & avid journal girl