baby powder

when your wife
was pregnant you
were forced
to go to Lamaze
classes
to learn
things that might
help
in the assistance
of the birth.
this horrified
you.
what is the point
of nurses
and doctors and
all that training
if you're
the mix.
breathe in,
breathe out.
let me know when
it's over.
when the baby is
out and freshened
up with some
baby powder. dry and
happy, ready to
throw the ball
around.