This baby tunnels, plows, thrashes, flops, lifts an entire
torso with amazing baby-abs, arms in the air, olympian of bedtime,
rubbing face in my sweater, in my neck, twining my hair,
heaving up up up from sleep, like Shamu, corking up from the
natural state, the water, the dream, the arms breast soft so soft...
NO! won't be suckered, won't be suckled, won't stop walloping
legs against mattress, won't stay down, must haul up the crib rails,
must jump, again, jumpjump, more jumping and that does it!Heart
pumps faster! Eyes flutter open! Awake again! squeaking the springs
squealing for the nanny slipping in the blankets,head hits mattress,
sleep crashes back,fought off, shakes head, renews vigor,
jumpjump, eyes bright now! Room is dark! Lava lamp glows!
Baby glows, jumps and glows, squeals, jumps, and glows...
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