The birth of my twins

The light of fire wraps the cormorants
as silent pain explodes with a push
after another push until the miracle
of life shows his head and you hold
my hand and praise God and I push harder
and after the shoulders and another push
we can see our baby and God is with us.
He cries and they put him on my fat belly
for a moment before they ask me to push
again and again and the tears of joy
light my eyes when I can hear the twin
girl cry. It's a surprise and I praise
God when both babies are on my belly.
Happiness wraps our lives and joy
entangles our hearts and I don't
care how many stitches they'll give me.
And my nipples write the word love
as thoughts fly high in the sky