I rocked you today
While you cried
Wrapped my arms
Tightly about your
Quivering frame

And as you shook
With exhaustion
Hunger
Loneliness
Perhaps even fear
I felt your pain
Deep in my soul

Shhhh
There there
It will be alright
I cooed near your ear
Smiling gently
Then peered into the depths
Of your wet eyes
There there
It will be alright
Shhhh