Welcome To The World! (A Baby First Steps) Poem by Juan Carlos Abeti

My first steps


' Today is the day that,

like a grown up i`ll be,

i will finally stand up.

in my two feet.

So here i go,

upa! i`m standing up!

funny like things are from up here....

i will make my first step now,

easy, easy, one step forward

one to my left and

then, two backwards.....upps!

i am starting to feel funny, kind of dizzy,

steady, steady and my pumpis

back to the floor they went.....

.........

damn it! !

........

So i will try again,

this time i wil be hold by that big stick

(a table`s wood leg)

so i did and

a wonfderful world stands in front of me...

suddenly by surprise i was taken

when my dad came in

and his hands to his face are

with an amazing and funny look in his eyes....

He started talking, words that i do not understand,

then mom came in

and i wonder

what did i do for them to be like this?

i started to 'run' to them

kind of scared i am. i confess,

suddenly...

the floor was not a problem anymore,

since i was immersed.

in a sea of kisses and hugs....

in their arms, a place where

i belong.....'