"Ya gotta have Faith" Four poems and a story by Ms. Villanueva
Leo’s Surgery
Poem by Faith Villanueva He’s crying, whimpering, hurt. In the corner trying to get comfortable. He’s taken to the hospital, and I find out he has a very dangerous and serious hip condition, And that he needs surgery. I try to visit him but visiting hours are over. My performance is soon and all I think about is him, Wondering if he will pull through another night. The next day, I get into the Uber with my mother and he is there, with a cone and stitches. He is ok, and I cry and hold him in my hands. It was only two days, but for me two days are like two years. When he gets home he jumps around like a monkey. He’s a champion I say. He’s my baby. ➎
FIVEY 2022
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