Abba Your First Word

I HAVE LOVED YOU, I have held you,
Though you weren’t aware of it.
Taught you how to walk and talk and
‘Abba’ your first word.

And My heart breaks, as I wait
And I see you lost and cold.
My heart breaks, as I wait,
To see you coming home.

I have touched you, I have kissed you
Though you weren’t aware of it.
Taught you how to laugh and cry and
Watched you walk away.

Godfrey Birtill