First though, read this poem by Wistawa Szymborska ( Polish poet who won the 1996 Nobel Prize for literature).
It could have happened
It had to happen
It happened earlier. Later
Nearer. Farther off
It happened, but not to you.
You were saved because you were the first.
You were saved because you were the last.
Alone. With others.
On the right. The left.
Because it was raining. Because of the shade.
Because it was sunny.
You were in luck -- there was a forest.
You were in luck - there were no trees.
You were in luck - a rake, a hook, a beam, a brake,
a jamb, a turn, a quarter inch, an instant.
You were in luck -- just then a straw went floating by.
As a result, because, although, despite.
What would have happened if a hand, a foot,
within an inch, a hairsbreadth from
an unfortunate coincidence.
So you're here? Still dizzy from another dodge, close shave,
reprieve?
One hole in the net and you slipped through ?
I couldn't be more shocked or speechless.
Listen, how your heart pounds inside me.
That poem makes me think of a baby that was going to die but the mother realizes the child is supposed to be in her life and lets it live. It could very well have a totally different meaning but that's what it reminds me of. Now for what I wrote:
only to unearth longer paths to travel
I learn countless subjects
only to discover - I know nothing
I wait what seems like forever
only to find I must continue to wait some more
But the distance travled or the subjects learned
don't matter much to me
What I wait for - day in and day out
is all I really see
I wait for you
because you give me patience
the patience to handle difficult times
I wait for you
because you give me strength
the strength that propels me to great heights
I wait for you
because you give me faith
the faith in all things good
Yet you do not come
No matter how long I wait
you are delayed, held back, kept behind
time passes
All I know
after all I've traveled,
and all I've learned,
and all I've waited,
is that I will continue to wait,
I will be patient until you arrive,
I will be strong knowing you are coming,
I have faith you'll make it here
even if I have to wait
just a little bit more.
(dedicated to my favorite blogger(I hope she knows who she is...she inspires me to wait))
2 comments:
i found your blog from jess's and wanted to give you some hope around conceiving with PCOS. i too have it, am on metformin 2x/day and was able to conceive via injectibles and iui's. my RE said that the month i conceived was likely the 1st time in my life that i had ever ovlulated. so, keep the faith, when you're ready to start trying go to a very good RE and let them know you want to be aggressive. a few of my friends also have PCOS and most of us were able to conceive with some intervention. Hang in there! Good luck!
- Amy (http://raz.blogs.com)
hey rachel, i'm the one whose currently NOT pregnant. i had our almost 3 year old. my wife melanie is the red head, pregnant with our 2nd.
hope you have a great week and a wonderful thanksgiving! i'll check back soon...
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