It’s a Girl, A Poem by Bruce Roberts

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It’s a girl!

As I waited on B St.,
New friends entered my life,
Calling me “Buddy,” asking for dimes,
Wandering off, aimlessly, but for one–
A small lady with staring eyes–
Who mumbled, three feet from me,
And stared, three feet from me,
And mumbled and stared
And mumbled and stared,
Stared and mumbled
As I replied “I don’t know,
I don’t know, I don’t know”
To her monologue unintelligible
And wondered how she came
To this place,
Embracing her coffee cup,
Mumbling at strangers,
With no place to go
After such a promising start
As the apple of her mother’s eye.

Bruce Roberts, 2010

Bruce Roberts is a poet, sculptor, and schoolteacher from Hayward, California – and the winner of the 2010 Hayward Poetry Slam! He may be reached at brobe60491@sbcglobal.net.

2 thoughts on “It’s a Girl, A Poem by Bruce Roberts”

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  2. Good poem! Congratulations on your appointment as Poet Laureate. I’m so happy that Hayward is showing such dedication to the arts!

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