Recently had the delightful task in the postnatal ward of weighing the newborn babies going home
Wheeling them to the scales one at a time in fish bowl hospital cots
Quickly, gently, wrangling them out of clothes and nappy
Talking to them , shushing them, apologising for ma cold hands
Placing them atop the scales on the blanket nest, tiny bums in the air, so cute!
Just as quick, dress em up again, straight back to mum’s arms
Next day a shift in emergency, seeing the polar opposite example of human
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