For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. – Romans 8:22
My wife has been in labor for 20 hours
but the boy’s not ready for his revealing
What’s he waiting for?
I shuffle back and forth, from my wife’s bedside
to the waiting room, where both mothers
are wondering if they should stay put
or run some quick errands, they ask,
What time does the doctor say?
I say, Anytime.
A n y t i m e k e e p s s t r e t c h i n g.
Earthquakes of the womb
are getting longer and frequent.