A poem inspired by my firstborn when he was a baby.

3:00 a.m.

I wake to the sound

of sucking.

Soft glow of the nightlight

fills the room.

Rubbing the sleep from my eyes,

I peer down at you.

Trying to go back to sleep,

your tiny fist is jammed

in your little mouth.

Eyes sealed shut.

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