Do it afraid

Do it afraid.

That is my heart right now.

I am so excited

So uncertain

So joyful

So unsure

So afraid.

What if she doesn't like us?

What if she doesn't bond?

What if I can't calm her?

Comfort her?

Make her realize she is okay?

My heart is so full right now, and yet I am afraid.

The knowledge that I can't take the pain away

Make her feel safe and secure

The knowledge that she'll cling to me out of terror instead of love

Yes, it all comes

But for a while

A long time

It will be because she is afraid