Phone Calls in the Night

phone rings again at three am  
on it in a split second  
Instinctively, I know its him.  

"Baby, your Mom..."  
Oh God not yet! I need her!  
I'm not ready to face the cold world without my Momma!  
 
"I'm sorry Baby but your Momma has fallen again and I can't get her up. She's hysterical and just wants you."  
 
I'm on my way Daddy.  
denim shorts and a dress shirt, the first thing I could grab  
slip on shoes and fly out the door  
 
foot to the floor, making my V8 scream  
just thinking of my Momma, on the floor in need  
 
 
I walk in she looks up and smiles  
"Hey baby, you look pretty.  
Where are the girls?"  
Come on Momma, did you hit your head?  
Whatcha doing in the floor?  
Wouldn't you be more comfortable in the bed?  
 
120 pounds, feels like a ton  
she's like a floppy ragdoll  
no help but adorable  
threatening heartbreak overload  
 
tuck her in, all eight blankets  
tucked and pulled just so  
Ok Daddy,  your turn  
out of your wheelchair and into the bed  
 
He climbs from one prison into another.  
All set? Give me a kiss, I have to go.  
"Thank you Baby, what would we do without you?"  
 
"What would you do without ME?!"  
 
What will I do without you?"