Unconditional love

Is it just an unwritten need
the foetus that is born so weak
just a ball that needs to sleep
no mothers milk and hardly weaned

Instincts rise
 when time laid heavy on the hand
the empty womb, need a surprise
 ostrich raised head from beneath the sand

 Need to fill the the never nest
that cries with such a pleading yelp
kindle spirit in the breast
in saucer eyes, is written HELP

The barren years without a child
to romp and frolic fetch the stick
the answer to those, infertile
retrieve the ball. the tail wags quick

Could I feel the touch, that a woman needs?
close ranks with my feminine side
to nurturer, to feed, whatever the breed
sense unconditional love, like a rising tide

Wants that hold a maternal instinct
preciousness that requires attention
the substitute to hold an infant
to fondle all that need protection
 
For in each is wrought the bond of trust
in exercise to run and jump
the family member ever leading,
from the front
power to inflict, in the throat a lump