Keepers of Your Flame

Right now
You’re a small bunch of cells
Can’t believe one day you may be
Giving us hell
Hanging out with friends we don’t like
Coming home way past midnight

Right now
You’re an ultrasound shape
You’ve got a heartbeat, eyes, and limbs
And even a weight
I’m trying to keep my fears at bay
Praying that you’ll be okay

Right now, you’re the size of a potato
It’s amazing just how much they know
About you
Like when you’re due..

But they don’t know:
How you’ll feel when the seasons change
If you’ll prefer the seaside
Or the mountain range
What kind of secrets you’ll wish to know
If you’ll race through life, breathless
Or take it slow

You are still a question mark
A silent sketch
A sacred spark
And we will be the bearers of your name
We will be the keepers of your flame

Right now
You’re beginning to kick
Soon we’ll start a list of names
It happens so quick
But I’ll be here every step of the way
To guide you through each act of the play

Right now, you’re the size of an armadillo
It’s amazing just how much they know
About you
But they don’t know who you are…

What makes you laugh, how easily you cry
If you prefer rock songs
Or a lullaby
Whether you’re bookish or sporty or both
Who you’ll bind your heart to
In that ancient oath

You are still a question mark
A silent sketch
A sacred spark
And we will be the bearers of your name
We will be the keepers of your flame