Tiny New Arrival

i saw their baby last night, 
just a week old, 
a life just waiting, 
to unfold. 
i thought about me, 
rambling along in life, 
hanging onto the future, 
and losing a wife. 
i thought about us, 
and where we could be, 
that tiny new arrival, 
certainly provided sobriety. 
i saw their baby last night, 
i thought about family life, 
i thought about relationships, 
what is wrong and what is right. 
i held your hand, 
and wondered inside, 
the beauty of a new life. 
because for our hope, it is the survival. 
and for our dreams, it is the light.

James Garratt – Thursday 18th September 2008