crisp autumn night
\nuno sexual ceremony
\nback seat of car
\ndrive-in theatre
\nage 15<\/p>\n
sweltering summer morn
\nvows exchanged
\nblue dotted swiss stretched
\nover swollen belly<\/p>\n
bride’s mother cried
\ngrandmother drank beer
\na celebration
\nunder old umbrella elm<\/p>\n
bride and groom
\nas sun set
\ndrove to A & W Drive-In
\nate burgers and fries<\/p>\n
wedding night
\nsweats
\nstomach cramps
\nno sleep<\/p>\n
early morning
\nwent to hospital
\nsix weeks before birth date
\ndelivered blue baby boy<\/p>\n
he breathed
\nnewborn skin tones
\nmother smiled
\nfather somber<\/p>\n
three days
\nnever held baby boy
\nquiet nurses reported
\nblue spells<\/p>\n
third day
\nmother taken
\nto nursery
\nin wheelchair<\/p>\n
nurse lifted
\nlimp arm
\ndropped<\/p>\n
age 16
\nno longer a new mother<\/p>\n
baby blues won<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
crisp autumn night uno sexual ceremony back seat of car drive-in theatre age 15 sweltering summer morn vows exchanged blue dotted swiss stretched over swollen belly bride’s mother cried grandmother drank beer a celebration under old umbrella elm bride and … Continue reading