Wednesday, January 27, 2021

how it begins

when it was my turn to check
on the baby,
i'd tip toe into the darkened
room
and sit by the crib.
i'd whisper, hey, hey, are
you awake? then gently
rattle his little cage.
i heard this joke today, do
you want to hear it?
and the child would open
his small eyes, rub them with
his pink fists and nod okay
as best he could at this stage.