Glass (Crank 2)

Italian restaurant in Reno

and as the hour of our

reservation approaches,

Mom and Scott grow a bit

antsy; Leigh and Heather

still have not reappeared;

and Hunter wakes from an overlong

nap hungry, wet, and otherwise

irritated. When I go to mitigate

that, Dad decides to tag along.

As I discard a soggy diaper

in favor of a nice dry one, Dad

says, That boy is going to make

some woman very happy one

day! Takes after his grandpa,

in more ways than one.

Okay, that’s much more than

I want to know. “Well, I guess

he has your eyes. And not a lot

of hair. So yes, I guess he takes

after you a little bit, Dad.”

We laugh as I dress Hunter

in cute overalls and a plaid shirt.

Can I hold him? asks Dad,

and my look is all the reply

he needs. Hey, I’m no worse

off than you right now! Relax.

I remember how to hold a baby.

I promise I won’t drop

the little guy on his head.