Each time I look upon an infant
I wish him a life beyond
What I had, made, and did not
And I ponder what would I do
If I did have a child….
I would knit him a pair of socks and say:
“May your tiny feet be
Always toasty and warm”
To keep you grounded and present
May you always be standing tall .
He grew in my watery world
Getting ready to enter yours
He’ll need a clear umbrella
That keeps him safe
In thunder, and in storms.
Magic umbrella can fly him high
off the cliffs or off stairways
Won’t bewildered if its rainy
It’s only tears of sky .
Then I pondered how to give him
An unfailing antidote
To boredom, disenchantment
A “magic wand”, He’ll know
He can dream and manifest…
The magic wand I give him
Has a crystal ornament
So when he points it upward
Can catch the rays of the sun
He’ll have a thousand rainbows
Reflecting joy and fun.
A hope chest made of red wood
Would be my final gift
In which, I fill, to its golden rim
My eternal purest love.
If I did have a child …
— Soheyla Marzvaan
