THE BABY SISTER
| The little boy sat silently His head drooped on his chest He tried to stop the tears that flowed He tried his very best "Please God, keep mummy happy And I'll never ask for more" He felt such awful sadness And he was only four His hands were clasped so tightly His shoulders slumping down And on his tiny, tear-stained face A very worried frown His problem was so heavy He was taking it so hard And he found the world a cruel place As he sat there in the yard With concern his dad approached him He asked: "What's the matter, bud?" The small child answered sadly "I think mum bought a dud." "It's that baby girl they sold her I fear she'll go berserk I think she bought a broken one cause nothing seems to work." "At first glance it looks pretty But it's faulty underneath It's almost bald, it dribbles And it hasn't got no teeth." "It doesn't talk, it doesn't walk It just can't do a thing And It makes a dreadful burping noise Each time it tries to sing." "And each time that I look at her I take the fastest peek The poor thing looks so helpless And she looks so very weak." "It's going to make my mummy cry." The small child softly sobbed. "I know that it will break her heart When she finds out she's been robbed." Then his little face grew brighter And he lost all signs of fear. It was plain to see his little mind Had found a great idea. "Hey, we can fix the problem If, before it starts to grow, We take it back and change it Then she'll never have to know." "We should take it back real quickly Before her poor heart breaks And then we'll buy one from a stork I'll bet they don't sell fakes." The father's face beamed proudly But there was softness in his eyes This boy had so much feeling For a child his tender size His father took him on his knee And stroked his curly head And the small boy's eyes grew brighter With each word his father said "Your sister isn't broken Though she doesn't look too strong, She will grow up just like you are And it wont take very long." "You've never seen another baby Cause we live out on this farm." Though the father felt amusement His voice was soft and calm "We're not like baby animals It takes us time to grow, And compared to all the animals We do it very slow." "You've watched the baby chickens And the baby horses, too And it seems within the shortest time There's nothing they can't do." "I'll admit that its amazing How soon they learn to walk, And before long they are speaking With their 'animal type' talk." "But humans are much different It's what our bodies must prefer. And when you were just your sister's age You looked the same as her." "Your head was slightly baldy And your muscles small and weak, And it took you many, many months Before you learned to speak." "She's going to be so beautiful You'll find my words are true." "She's a sister you'll be proud of And this I promise you." The small boy's heart was thumping His eyes were opened wide He hugged his father 'round the neck Then scurried off inside He stopped to hug his mother And with happiness divine He told her:" Don't you worry mummy," "Baby sister will be fine." He crept into the nursery And stood at his sister's side His eyes were filling up with tears But these were tears of pride The parents swiftly followed It's a memory that they've kept Of the loving words he uttered While his baby sister slept He held her tiny hand in his And with such a gentle touch He said: "I love you baby sister, "I love you Oh, so much." Then he slowly bent and kissed her And the parents heard him pray. "Please God, let her grow up fast, We have some games to play." K.D. Abbott © 2007 |
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