You were a tiny seed, implanted in my womb,

Cocooning underneath my heart, emerging in full bloom!

I was the vessel chosen, to harbor your life in mine,

Entrusted I protected, a second heart inside.

Although I was the vessel, from which to life you came,

In giving you a life, a lifelong love I’ve gained.

And underneath my heart, two footprints still remain,

Which remind me of the baby you once were & of the woman you became.

Written Especially for

Tanika Cherai Banks

By

Denise Renee Grandberry

Copyright 2006