Rock-A-Bye

ROCK-A-BYE Rock-a-bye little sister...brother Hear as God speaks you into existence...breathing life Mama’s nerves are jangled with choices The only power the demons have is to destroy Rock-a-bye little brother...sister Do you feel my warm breath loving you...I’m on my knees Mama’s countenance like jutting cliff Will she dive into the abyss...sacrificing you Rock-a-bye sister...little brother I hold on tight to your fingers grasping in the dark Mama drives away...she’s off with you I look to the sky...clouds hang overhead...God sees you Rock-a-bye brother...little sister I touch your head with tenderness...love you to the moon I hear the grinding stones under tires Trepidation speeds my pulse...I stare into headlights Mama pushes open the screen door As she cries and rock-a-byes the tender baby-bump Rock-a-bye sister and brother twins Six months later, they’re the “apple of my mother’s eye” 10/11/2017 Couplets (Landay Form) 9 syllables/13syllables