Baby exists in a vacuum

Baby exists in a vacuum.
She is a projection of all her
mommy's
and poppy's
hopes and dreams of her well being.

They do not expect for Baby to have scurvy.
They do not expect for Baby to be a dancer at the thong ballet.
They do not expect for Baby to be a little boy.
They do not expect for Baby to go die in the bracken.

They feed Baby an orange
They feed Baby a cracker
They feed Baby an apple
They feed Baby a cracker
They feed Baby an eggshell
They feed Baby a bird
They feed Baby an orange
They feed Baby to lions

Poppy, give Baby this tiny wool bear
Poppy, give Baby a set of plastic keys
Mommy, give Baby a book full of kittens
Mommy, give Baby this blanket and bedspread

Baby exists in a vacuum.
Mommy, Poppy, teach Baby how to be alive
Poppy, Poppy, inscribe meaning for every utterance
Mommy, Mommy, make Baby into a cake

Baby, make Mommy lurch for survival
Baby, make Poppy spit up his bile

Swat at the hand that reaches for the hot thing
After her feces, please wash up the linen
Do not take milk baths, do not have sex
Do not make cookies, do not buy pets.
Feed Baby Feed Baby Feed Baby an orange
Feed Baby a cracker
Feed Baby a cracker, feed Baby a cracker

Feed Baby to wolves
Feed Baby to lions
Feed Baby to a pig
Feed Baby to cops
Give Baby a tazer
Give Baby some mace
Give Baby a dolly and dresses and lace