Broken

A kid in a  leg brace
on a slide
breaks a leg
how i dont know

but he's a kid
and these things happen
at least this time
its a more common setback

away from the hospital since March
this caught me by surprise
i'd finally started living life,
i'd stopped waiting for the next crisis

This is the 4th broken bone he has had
In the grand scheme of things, its not too bad
hoping his newer milestones will come back fast
and not be forgotten in the past

let's enjoy this while it lasts
so come on over and sign his cast
signatures on the front front from top to toe
there's a space on the back for your name to go

when you ask permission he might tell you "no"
and even a "yes" might be in jest
you'll grab a marker and he'll roll farther
farther and farther away with a laugh!

slowly the pain is subsiding,
in 2 weeks for a boot we are hoping,
so our little guy can hobble around
and crawl on all fours once again

now that he is feeling better,
he has discovered the delight
of the loud noise the cast makes
when it bangs against the floor or wall
i guess its not so terrible
and in a few months we wont remember
much of this at all