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1oo Words on Love, by Don Mathis
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The first thing the nurse said when she saw him was, “He’s got beautiful feet.”
And he does – one sole smooth, one wrinkled.
Because Charlie was a transverse lie, his head was the last to leave the womb.
They cut the cord and he howled.
I called his name, he stopped crying, turned toward me.
I know he recognized my voice from the times I talked to him in the womb.
I gently rubbed his side as he dozed under the warm light.
And when Charlie startled, he grabbed my hand with both arms.
And I fell in love.
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More love, in 100 Words.
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Photo: Flickr/Â mrgreen09
