I Was There

In this world when you first arrived I was there at your mothers side, Holding her hand, I was filled with pride, I was there when you first arrived. It was I alone who rubbed your hair It was I who counted your fingers and toes, And I was I who proudly held you first And it was I alone who rubbed your nose. When you first arrived in this world It was I, who was thinking is it a boy or a girl But then to myself, I really didn't care, As long as you arrived, to answer my prayer. I was there with you every step of the way I watched your birth, and your coming of age And what I say now, I say with both a vigor and pride, That I was there, when you first arrived. Randy L. McClave