Angelic Devils
By Lights Lennox, written in 2072

Born on Saturday
February 28
Two thirty a.m.

You opened your eyes
Smiled sweetly up at me
My fate was sealed

Though you were tiny
You were loud as elephants
Could not stop screaming

All throughout the night
We didn't get any sleep
Crying endlessly

Extremely greedy
Vomited it up later
But you wouldn't stop

Don't get me started
On the stinky nappies
Queasy at the thought

Ethan went to work
I stayed home with you all day
Never any peace

It went on and on
The days folded into weeks
Infinite cycle

Suddenly one day
The crying finally stopped
Blissfully silent

I looked at you both
Already half a year old
I started to cry

I had forgotten
To love every moment
Cradle each second

You troublesome imps
Became the lights of my life
Angelic devils