Midwife

her mother
yelled it's
time the
time i
told
you

would happen
eventually so
prepare
your
self
with

hot water in a
pail and a pair
of scissors
for to cut
when the
end time

which will come but
now listen to me i
will tell you
what you
wil
do

and after a time bells
chimed giving the
time of birth
on such and
such a
baby

when her mother
comforted the
new and knew
that her twelve
year old had
helped to

give
birth's
gotten
new born
sister as they
all smiled she was
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