Eternal Love and New Beginnings

Fifteen days old in an Indian drain. Five little lives in the pouring

rain. I came to choose, but you chose me.

Laid on my foot like destiny. You curled your head into my neck.

In that moment, my heart said, "Yes." Baby rice, long dusty roads.

Rise laughing, saying, "My little madam knows." You were my

princess, my street-born queen. The fiercest love I'd ever seen. You grew with

me through every year. My shadow, my shield, my silent cheer.

You were my protector, my home, my soul. My heartbeat wrapped