Pick me up...

"Wah": Pick me up.
"Wah": Pick me up.
I do so,
and hold him close
and start to sway
back and forth.
He quiets.
His breathing slows,
and melts into my neck.
Pat, pat,
rub, rub.
He's safe,
he looks around.
I hold him out a little,
and smile at him,
with my eyes,
with my soul.
He beams back at me,
and giggles a little.
I love being a daddy.