Worry

Mommy
Is worried
Her baby
Is sick.

He is
So little
Only 14
Months
And a fever
Of 103.

Mommy
Is worried
Cannot sleep
I keep
Checking
To see if
He is
Breathing.
Just let him
Sleep
And wake up
All better.

Mommy
Is worried.
Her baby
Is sick.

He is
A man now
Living
His life
With heroin,
Cocaine,
And meth.
Addiction.

Mommy
Is worried
Up all night
Thinking
Of what ifs.
Wondering
Where
He might be.
Just praying
God, let him
Wake up
All better.

She knows
It doesn't
Work
That way.

Mommy
Is worried
Her baby
Is sick.