A baby being born
a new life is switched on
there be a cry lasting long
that be the sign of life with a belong.
The cry otherwise not heard
signals a consequence dire in the stead
that be not everything alright
there be an anomaly in sight.
Crying turns out to be a significance
which ordinarily calls for a weakness
that reflecting a sadness and apprehension
being an outcome of strain and tension.
The baby’s first cry spreads joy
the mother looking at the boy
beaming with pride and achievement
that of begetting a child with nourishment.
The baby then sleeps cosily
attended to with great care and easily
as the timely feeds by the mother
proves sufficient appeasing his hunger.
The first cry being really important
as the sound becoming pertinent
representing the evolution of life
also implying the boy’s future strife.