General Poetry posted September 8, 2022


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My First Day of Life

by Tom Horonzy

Once upon a time,
I opened my eyes to find
a miracle arrived.

Free at last, free at last.
Thank God almighty
I'm free at last.

Faces smiling, people crying
welcoming me from whence I came
which I couldn't remember
though only a moment ago.

They glowed. I did too,
after they toweled
the icky goo off me.

Then, an ENT doctor
probed my inner parts;
eyes, ears, and throat
before letting me feast
upon the milk of life.

Delicious to taste
and quite desirable.
I paused only to breathe
which was rather difficult
being wrapped in a baby sack
tighter than a Christmas ham.

My hearing was unmuffled.
Seeing a new experience.
Breathing was joyful.
All mustiness gone.

I wiggled a number of piggies
that seemingly had a limit of ten
each on the way to the market.
That story never got old.

Finally, that first day ended
as God intended.

I was going home
with a person named 'mom,'
a bearded man tagged as 'dad,'
three sisters, and something known
as man's best friend, "Buddy."

The End.

 

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Picture taken by me, obviously, not on the day of my event but our daughter, arriving much later than the day I landed.
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