The One Who Came Before

I never held you in my arms

But I will carry you forever.

I never saw your face

But I see you everywhere.

I never heard you cry—

I cried enough for both of us.

You never made it earthside

But you are very much alive. 

You are the one who came before 

And you made me this mother.

I’ll savor it all, every second with your siblings;

If they are the rainbows, you are the sun and the rain that came before.