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So Not Ready
Myna was feeling down
With all the happened
When she wasn't around
It didn't help my comment
About buying the town
When the wagon
came rolling around.
Me and Uncle Bubba
Unloaded the gear
Baby is coming
The time is getting near.
And my heart is filled with fear.
My mother died giving birth
Never seen her face
Buried beneath the earth
My father had to raise us alone
He did his best but didn't know
How to make a house a home.
The thought of losing Myna
Makes my heartbreak
My sleepless nights
Make my eyes and body ache.
I know she may be fine
But it's not a guarantee
The one thing I know as
I help set up the nursery
Is as much as I have planned
I'm just not ready.
"May I offer some advice?"
Uncle Bubba said taking from me
The stuffed animal I held so tight
It was like a vice.
"Being a parent is something
for which you can't prepare.
All you need to remember
Is to love them and her
and to always be there."
"If I can do
a job as good as you
and Aunt Sue
I'll believe myself a success.
However, until then
it's hard not to be stressed."
"Stressin' is to be expected
But my advice is to reject it.
Focus on Myna and you'll do fine
And perhaps to unwind
You and I can go fishing sometime."
Lorne nodded he understood.
"Fishing with you sounds good."
He finished up the nursery
It was as good as it was going to be
They had all they needed for baby
Myna hugged him as she came to see
She finally looked relaxed.
"Finally," she said,
"We're ready."
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Busted Gulch Volume 12
AdventureA stranger has come to Busted Gulch hoping to exploit the town. Will he succeed or will his past stand in his way. Come read Busted Gulch vol 12 a Western story told by a collaboration of authors and poets from around the globe in poetry and prose...
