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BUB 

I love the Doe, but not the Buck.

I would have loved you too.

But you came to us not finished yet,

Your days in womb too few.

Your Sissy made our day start bright,

Her smile brings us such joy,

You needn't have rushed to join the fun,

We'd have waited on you boy.

Perhaps you saw us with her

 hand in hand, and one too few.

Sure I've only two hands now

But I'd have grown one just for you.

It pains me now to know that I

Will never know your heart.

I'm left only with the memory of

Your much too early start.

I'd love to tell you that your life

Would have been wonderful and grand.

But you can't control your makers

Or the cards dealt in your hand.

Know this though little one,

Doubt it not one bit.

My heart has cleared a place for you

A warm and snuggly fit.

So take that place and settle in

See the world through my eyes.

Help me watch over little Mak

As we walk under sunny skies.

Some folks go a lifetime

And never leave their mark.

You were only here a moment

But a flicker in the dark.

I'll take that flicker now

And gather it to my soul

I'll always wonder what could have been,

Had you lived to grow and to be whole.

I would have called you BUB.