Love Poem: How Men Become Fathers
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Written by: Gershon Wolf

How Men Become Fathers

How do we men become fathers
   I write of the traditional way
First, we have to get married
   A blind leap off a cliff, you might say

And our partner has to want to be a mother
   No getting around that, no way other
Then we both have to be free of 'conditions'
   That might lead to 'baby-prohibition'

An egg is fertilized, a fetus is grows
   Pretty soon, Mom's belly shows
A heart is detected, fingers and toes stick out
   The miracle of life is what this is about...

Then the blessed event, a baby is born
   Our faces as happy as a sunshine-filled morn
So, no man becomes a father all by himself
   He's surrounded by Love ~ an abundance of help