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Poem for a Son-to-be
By Jill Work
We said
We're starting on a second adoption
They said
So soon? Is that wise?
- but they didn't know
you were waiting for us...
We said
This time we want a boy
They said
Girls are easier to raise
- but they didn't know
you were waiting for us...
We said
We want a toddler
They said
It's better to adopt an infant
- but they didn't know
you were waiting for us...
They said
But how can you afford to?
We said
But how can we afford *not* to,
- since we know
you are waiting for us...
Now we need only find out who-
and where-
you are
So that you
and we
need wait no more.
Copyright 1998 Jill Work
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