I thought I knew what it was to love, but then, there was you

Here are a few words I scribbled on bits of paper, two weeks into having my babe, in amongst the raw aching bones of tiredness, and tenderness of learning to live with this new little human I had given birth to.

I hope you enjoy XX

🤍 🤍 🤍

 

“I thought I knew the depths of love - ⠀

the way it wraps invisible strings around your heart,

and follows you wherever you go.

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I thought I knew the power of love – ⠀

the way it changes everything within you,

and everything around you too.
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I thought I knew how love has no limits –

how it stretches further than skin,⠀

and goes beyond right and wrong.
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I thought I knew how love can test you –

every bone in your body,

and every corner in your mind.
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I thought I knew how love can tire you –

how it can lead you to exhaustion,

and bend you until you break.
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I thought I knew how love can teach you - ⠀

to understand yourself and others,⠀

to understand life itself.
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I thought I knew the great heights of love - 

how it warms you to the core,

and gives a knowing meaning to your smile.
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I thought I knew what it means to be selfless - 

how someone else’s laughter brings more joy,

tears bring more pain,⠀

and single breath, ⠀

means more,

than your own.
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I thought I knew what it was to love, ⠀

but then,

there was you.”


That extraordinary love, that extraordinary change 🤍