My beautiful baby,
Forgive me for I have given you birth so early
Forgive me for you’ll be raised in wars
And bathed in tears
And fed with dreams.

My innocent baby,
Forgive this world for love will come
Too early,
Too late
Or never.

And if it comes
Forgive it for it will hurt and leave
Or be unshared
Or be unfair
Or transient.

My baby,
When you grow up forgive this life
For it won’t always be pleasant
Or rich
Or warm
Or long.