NO LONGER IN MOTHER'S BLOOD
BABY TURNS YELLOW<
BILIRUBIN TOO HIGH
bile gets into brainstem,
Causes lack of oxygen,
BRAIN DAMAGE.

SIX MONTHS OF BLINDNESS
NO RESPONSE TO SOUNDS
DADDY'S TOUCH SOOTHES

BABY SCREAMS
WITH HIGH FEVER
NINE MONTHS
MOTHER IS EXHAUSTED

BABY LEFT ALONE WITH BEAGLE
BABY CRAWLS
BEAGLE RETRIEVES BABY TO BLANKET

FIRST MEMORY
THE ADJUSTABLE SWINGING LAMP
I REACH OUT TO TOUCH

I WAS PRECIOUS
AND PRECOCIOUS SAYING
"I DON'T CARE"
TO MOM
WHILE BANGING THE PLASTIC HAMMER
ON THE GOOD COFFEE TABLE.