Before tiny hands
touched the raindrops,
before she smiled,
before little feet
made a splash,
before all that __

before the sun
made her eyes squint,
before the grass
made her nose twitch,
before her heart did a leap
before all that ___

before the night
made her fearful,
before the dark
left her spooked
before the cat scratched
before all that __

I didn't see the light shine
never heard the rainfall
didn't understand
the colours of our world
but now I'm born again ___
just like that.

Ruth Walters

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-child-27/