I'd be lying
If I said that I like my belly
It is no longer flat nor smooth
It is soft with waves
It giggles when I laugh
Plentiful and
In need of forgiveness
It sags
It cradles
It comforts
It will give you
Something to
Hold onto
It is where
My children came to
Be
It is an ocean
Warm
Safe
And Peaceful
They swam and wiggled
As they shaped and morphed
I felt their delights
While I dreamt each nights
Now it is my
Empty nest
So dear to me
It bore love
Like nothing else I’ve known