I do This for You

I do This for You

I hold you 
one last time
and gaze 
into your beautiful blue eyes
Eyes that look 
not at me
but around me
trying to comprehend 
struggling to focus
to understand

Eyes
that have just begun
to realize
the world of darkness
they had observed
for nine months
has now been replaced
with a world
alive
with wonders yet to be understood

Wonders
I wish I could share
but ....

You have to realize
and you will
that I am doing this for you

I can not give you
the life you deserve

I made a mistake
but I will not allow 
my mistake
to deprive you 
of a life
full of love
opportunities
and a future
a real future
not one filled with
Uncertainty

You will not remember me
but
I will never forget you

I do this for you

I hope
you will never have to do the same

March 21, 2013