If Your Baby Were a Poem

i would be excited to hold it
tickle its little belly
and watch it laugh

if it cried
i would search enthusiastically
for a warm bottle to feed it
a fresh diaper to soothe it
a soft toy to pamper it

i would be more than happy
to look at photos for hours on end
and hear your stories of
when you found out
where it was conceived
what you hope for its future

if your baby were a poem
you could always count on me
as a sitter

but as it is
i'm just not that fascinated
by your little bundle of joy