Baby

by Sam Rose

Splash!

Baby blue

Second soon due -

one month to

wait, to source

enough love.

Baby babbles

bath time,

wrapped in soft hood

examines his own

curled downy

tufts of hair with

uncoordinated hands

and creased folds

of skin

ready to begin

brotherhood.

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Sam Rose is a writer and editor from Northamptonshire, England. She is the editor of Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine and The Creative Truth. Her work has appeared in Scarlet Leaf Review, Rat’s Ass Review, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, Haiku Journal, In Between Hangovers, and others. Sam is a cancer survivor and primarily uses her experiences with this to write poetry and memoir. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to rock music and eating too much chocolate. Find her at her website https://www.writersam.co.uk and on Twitter @writersamr