you woke up this morning

smiling and bouncing

never mind last night,

it’s new mommy

in fresh light

with the same hair

same glasses,

same missed matched socks,

same puffy eyes

you see sometimes,

same love

that’ll try even harder this time

with the smile alive

only ’cause of you

– B. Brown

Sometimes, I look at my daughter and wonder what I did to deserve to opportunity to mother such a beautifully, brilliant soul.