This Poem was Submitted By: Thomas Edward Wright On Date: 2002-11-16 02:55:39 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Bowel Movement

Silly. You had them all worried. I knew you were just kidding, fooling around – the first yank on the chain – mother in fear, yet not far away, as you slipped into opioid rapture -- at work under the hot white light he stuffed your writhing, wiggling  jejunum, ileum, and meconium- filled colon back into  your empty peritoneum forcing you to participate  in the gut-wrenching story  of the rest of your life. She wonders: “What’s he to be?” Certainly a god.   One more god in a world filled with gods and goddesses; and more created every minute, the modern wonders of surgery on display in every corner of our tabloid world: the altered, the perfected, mere pieces of sculpture “in progress” Back in the nursery, dressed for the night, she smiles and cries: hugs are passed around as “miracle” and “hallelujah” are handed out like Halloween candies – her hopes and dreams are suddenly realigned with Proper stars; that burden - carried around (like you) since the ultrasound shocked her  from pregnancy’s bliss - is slowly lifted from her sagging shoulders You will be regaled of your bravery; you, in the blue stocking cap, born with ileum in hand as if to say “I’m ready, let’s go!” You had ‘em all worried. But we fixed you up,  packed it away, repaired your little defect. Now, (unfortunately) you’re just like everyone else. What a funny kid.

Copyright © November 2002 Thomas Edward Wright


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