In An Instant

In An Instant

In an instant,

Your life changes

You hear the sweet sound

Thump thump

Thump thump

In an instant,

Your life changes

You know you will never forget

That perfect sound

Of a newborn’s cry

In an instant,

Your life changes

You hold your precious baby

Your eyes meet

And you know you did something right

In an instant,

Your life changes

You watch them

As they take that first step

And your heart soars

In an instant,

Your life changes

Your soul fills with pride

As you hear your child

Say your name for the first time

In an instant,

Your life changes

As you watch them

Make their first friend

And you know you did right by them

In an instant,

Your life changes

You watch with tears in your eyes

As your baby walks through those doors

On the first day of school

In an instant,

Your life changes

While you hand them the keys

Watching them drive away

Not knowing where the time went

In an instant,

Your life changes

You see the scroll handed to them

The flash going off on your camera

Watching them walk the walk you made so many years ago

In an instant,

Your life changes

They walk down the aisle

With wonderment in their eyes

And dreams in their hearts

In an instant,

Your life changes

Walking through those sterile halls

Your pace excited and quick

Waiting to hear the news

In an instant,

Your life changes

As you hold them for the first time

And you look into their eyes

Feeling that connection once again

In an instant,

Your life changes

As you look back and reflect on life

Wishing you weren’t so selfish

And you had always put them first.

In an instant,

Your life changes

You see your family surrounding you

Gathered for your final day

And in that instant, your life changes.