My Babies As They Grow Poem by Cindy H

You were conceived
You grew within my belly.
You were fed by my blood
You are alive

You are labor and pain
You are joy and sorrow
You are contracted out
You are born

You fed at my breast
You learn new things
You grow and change
You are a baby

You have teeth
You walk and talk
You learn and play
You are a toddler

You go to school
You explore new places
You read and write
You are a child

You fall and get up
You run and play
You learn right from wrong
You are a teenager

You love
You lose
You experience new things
You are a young adult

You make mistakes
You love and lose again
You start a new life
You are an adult

You find love again
You start your own family
You have children
You are a parent

You continue to grow
You continue to learn
You slow down
You are a mature adult

You stop and smell the roses
You reminisce about life
You see things differently
You are a senior

You were conceived
You grew and were born
You learned and loved
Your time is done

Your life begins and ends
You will grow and learn
You will make great things happen
You will learn from your mistakes
You will love and you will lose
You are wanted
You are loved
You are missed