As you begin to take shape in body and in my mind
I think about what we together will become
And I wonder about the miracle that will become you
Who chose our paths to cross in the cosmic scheme
Whence do you come, and what road will you walk
Who were you in your journeys across births and deaths
As I imagine your smiles and cries in my thoughts
I hope you will be as perfect as I imagine
You have not yet entered the world
But you have begun to grow and live in our lives
As we place bets on which genes you will choose
And how you will choose to transform our lives
I hope that we can be a part of you
But most of all, I hope we can let you be you
So that you can live the dreams you dream as you grow
And not become what we dreamt, but could not become
Welcome to the real world, baby!
Or welcome to the illusion from the reality that is your soul.
