If I Had a Child

If I had a child, I would stroke her head for a while As she drifts into a trance of sleep, Counting one-by-one the sheep Found in her imagination, She can live within her creation When she is finally as quiet as a mouse, I will turn out all the lights in the house And creep back into my own room To join my soon-to-be-groom We will have ourselves adjoined Until we hear little footsteps, sounding like a coin Pattering down the hall Until we see her face, cutest of them all Say, "I had a nightmare" I'll reply, "Come here and bring your teddy bear" If I had a child, I would stroke her head for a while As she drifts into a trance of sleep, Counting one-by-one the sheep I will finally rest back my head, Thinking, oh how nice it is when this whole thing is read.