it’s been 4 months since your arrival
yet… 
it still seems to be a dream
i mean …
i feel your clutch 
when I pick you up
and express unselfishly
how I love you so much
but still… 
it seems…
like a dream.
my chest swells 
from the pride that grows within.
when complements are made 
on how you could be my twin
and old baby pictures of myself 
are dug up and compared
showing uncanny resemblances 
right down to the abundance of our hair
yet it’s still hard to believe 
or even truly conceive 
the fact,
that you are truly here.. 
just look at you
relaxing in my arms
staring at me 
with your big eyes that are a beautiful ebony 
reflecting my reflection
and my affection
that I give to you
then it hits me, a sweet epiphany   
as your smile begins to shine through
spreading warmth  
like sunrays in July
as the truth of your realness 
unfolds right before my water filled eyes
 
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“I call you son cause you shine like one”
Method man