By Mazen Hassan
Our Lives Are Changing Now
Our lives are changing now
Was my first feeling
Lump in my throat
The rest had me reeling
Our lives are changing now
The call came around three
Never expected that tone
“Love, can you talk, it’s me…”
Our lives are changing now
“Tubes are in the wrong place?”
Eyes became blurry, motion slowed…
What is this life we face?
Our lives are changing now
Why our little bean?
God is so cruel I thought,
God is so mean.
Our lives are changing now
Bravery I would have to borrow
Wishing for a different fate
Hoping on a change tomorrow
Our lives are changing now
Multiple visits had transpired
Myriad of diagnoses and worries
Depression and fear and always tired
Our lives are changing now
Delivery day was approaching
Our hearts were in our guts
The uncertainty encroaching
Our lives are changing now
Baby boy then came screaming
Bluer than most that day
But Mom and Dad were beaming
Our lives are changing now
30 days of intensive care life
Surgeries, complications, tears
Lost all my strength for my wife
Our lives are changing now
Every day was something to fear
Multiple providers came by
Please, nothing more to hear
Our lives are changing now
We have to leave this cold room
No more conversations or thoughts
No more premonitions of doom
Our lives are changed now
They finally let us leave
A family of three against the world
Must persist, must believe
Our lives are changed now
Obstacles still in our way
But instead of hopelessness
We pause and we pray
Our lives are changed now
Welcomed a handsome baby boy
Looking back on our travels
Hard to believe we now feel joy
Our lives are changed now
Finally able to see the light
Numerous families like us
Struggling for a future just as bright
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