Two purchases to make before your son is born:
1) buy the boy your favorite book.
if he is born blind,
read it to him
and he will grow in love by the sound of your voice.
if he is born deaf,
act out the words to him
that his eyes may see the affection of his parents.
if he is dumb,
teach him to write his own story
that he may nurture others as you have him.
2) buy the boy a baseball glove.
if he is born athletic,
play catch with him
and he will thank you on ESPN one day.
if he is born artistic,
he will go to games with you
and readily learn to appreciate your love for roasted peanuts.
if he is born poor,
catch a few innings together at the local high school
and your joint-account will rise a few pennies at a time.
And when the boy
chooses to turn from the love he is born into,
refusing to hear that he is the
beloved,
living a lie to all he loves…
the sound of a turning page
or the crack of a bat
will bid him return.
