A Change of Plan
My father said to me: “Hey Bob, what’s with you today?
You’ve been very quiet; you haven’t had much to say!”
I thought my time had come at last to tell them the news.
It just seemed hard now with me shaking inside my shoes!
I said: “Everyone, I just found a nice girl for me,
I’m sure you’ll all love her, she’s as sweet as she can be.”
They all applauded and didn’t let me finish here.
I said: “There’s a little more to this story, I fear
I don’t have much time left so this is what I will say,
It’s important that I marry this girl right away!”
Dad said: “Wait a minute son, you’re talking like a fool!
You haven’t finished college yet and then there’s law school!”
I said: “Dad, there’s this left and I hope you don’t go wild.
She’s spent the last five months as the mother of my child."
Copyright © Robert Pettit | Year Posted 2012
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