A baby

Billions of years lead to the formation of galaxies, solar systems, planets and elements. Elements form molecules, molecules become life. Evolution blossoms in variation, humans emerge. For two of them, an explosive moment sends 300,000,000 sperm racing to be the first to fertilize the egg. The winner sets in motion a nine month journey which ends in a painful exit down the chute. A baby is born.

Now what? Will you love it unconditionally? Will you burn it with cigarettes? Will you give it anything it wants? Will you struggle to feed it with breasts almost dried of milk? What will you teach it? Will your words be gentle? Will you bitch at it incessantly with foul words? Will you use it for your own purposes? Will you let it fail? Will you give it the world? Will you hide it from the world? Will you make it feel secure? Will you trap it in a cage of anxiety? Will you hold it tight? Will you hold it off? Will you teach it freedom? Will you teach it responsibility? Will you teach it what love is? Will you let it teach you what love is?