Poem of the Week

As I look upon your sweet sleeping face,
I wonder what I did to deserve you.
By some pure and magical miracle,
God decided to give an angel to me.
You make me laugh and smile so much.
How you do it is amazing, I'll never know.
I dread the day you must leave to go on with life.
When that day comes, it will be an awful blow.
For now, your simple antics are enough,
Yet, your comedy may not get you through.
I know you have a whole life ahead,
So here I sit, wishing you well in all you do.
I don't want you to ever leave me.
This world is a cruel one, I know that.
Just remember, when you need me, I'll be here.
The only thing you'll have to do is shout.
I'll be ready and willing to help you along.
Step by step we'll trod this long road together.
Holding up one another, being the other's strength.

Dedicated to my nephew; Matthew Wayne born June 2, 1999

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