My wife wheezes vague accordion notes in bed next to me

A bolster cushion clamped between her pregnant thighs

To raise her swollen belly

A black cat purrs affectionately beside my ear

The rumble of content occasionally broken

As she rearranges her frame

In the room next door my daughter clutches an overpriced teddy

Sailing away on a sea of childhood dreams

One leg...

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