by Stocker Wiley

Created on: April 10, 2009

Special Delivery

We knew the package

was going to arrive

I thought it'd be easy

just have to sign

all we had to do was

wait till it was time

recieve the fragile cargo

and start building a life

This special delivery

did not come in a van

or on a hand truck

It would've been nice

If the stork knocked on the door

holding his clip board

saying, "name here. initial there"

"Now you folks have a good day."

No our delivery man wore a white coat

He talked about things like aortic dissection

He used words like "anuerysm" and

"Complications"

"Placental abbruption"

No tracking number could've forwarned us

for this package had no back up insurance

you do not recieve a limited 2 year warranty

for perfect health there is no money back guarentee

I had never heard of a pulse ox

and I didn't know what it meant when it beeped 52

All that I knew was that it was bad

She was turning blue

We sat there for hours, days, and weeks

Helpless and waiting as she struggled for her little life

I never saw the tubes, leads, or wires

just her cherubic beauty I admired

My wife and I would just sit there a stare

at this wonderful little package that we wuld have to handle with care

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