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Baby Sister
My mom came home from the hospital.
Her arms held a strange squirming thing –
A small baby girl with a head full of curls,
Not the brother I’d hoped she would bring.
Since she didn’t bring home a brother,
I wish she had brought me a pup!
Puppies can run. They’re so much more fun
Than a baby that needs to grow up.
Mom could at least let me hold her.
I don’t think that’s asking too much.
But when I come near I’m sure that I’ll hear,
“Be careful. Be gentle. Soft touch!”
I peer over into her cradle.
That can’t be my sister I see –
She’s wrinkled and red with no teeth in her head,
And Mom says she looks just like me!
By
Donna J. Shepherd
Donna is the author of The Lonely Lightning Bug;
OUCH! Sunburn; No More Gunk;
The Topsy Tales Series: Dottie's Topsy Tale,
Chizzy's Topsy Tale, and Sully's Topsy Tale;
Poodle and Doodle, and Bradybug.
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