Just A Dream...

I woke up from the dream.
But GOD it felt so real,
I felt the heartbeat in my stomach,
Oh, what a thing to feel...

My thoughts were lying pregnant,
My stomach heavy, too,
Place my palm across my navel,
Instinctively I knew.

Another life inside my own,
Another weight to bear,
I recall my hand atop the mound,
And knowing she was there.

In my dream I was comforted,
I said 'I am too young',
'I am not ready for this charge',
But I kept it. Held that tongue.

My dream felt real and genuine,
I woke up feeling lost,
That part of me was gone so quick,
Like I had paid a cost.

Only in a dream was she,
But tears still sting my eyes,
What started bad then turned to good:
A welcomed, child-surprise.