May the 4th

14 years ago

We made our debut

Mother and son

From one

We became two

From me

Emerged you

A poem

Doesn't start

As a blank page

It starts

As a spark

A firing neuron

You

Didn't begin life

As an empty vessel

You

Were created

When love raged

Nine months later

That love had passed

But our love

Will always last

I used to witness

So many firsts

Everything

Was new to you

Now

I beg for tidbits

About your day

Knowing

You're still

Having firsts

Thirsty

For news of them

But relegated

To provider

Of food

And pocket money

I'm tempted

To buy a car

Just so 

I can spend

More time

With you

(leaving this poem unfinished for now...)

14 years!

Happy Birthday Nexen!