Neonatal Icu Prayer

Let us be gentle
as we tend you,
let us hear
the mechanical whirrs
and hums you do,
feel the vibrations
of our coming and going.
Let us not walk
briskly by, but abide,
breathing in unison,
close our eyes,
or open them wide
as you do—smallest
and most trusting—
of all of us needing care.
Last week,
my first grandchild
healed here.
May the same be true
for all of you,
our tiniest kin,
in sheltering globes.