My Baby Calls Me 'Juliet'

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My Baby Calls Me Juliet

My baby calls me Juliet

She will not call me ‘Mom’

And everyday,

‘round 5AM

She sounds like an alarm!

“Ju-li-et, Ju-li-et ( **16 times**)

“Oh, yes, my pet?

I’m up, you bet!

What can I get for you this morn’?

Yogurt, oatmeal, a banana…

Some flakes made out of corn?

“And one small thing

It’s no big deal

And really only if you feel

But maybe, and just for today,

You’ll call me 'mama'

While we play?”

And she pinched her nose

And curled her toes

And turned her back

And coughed and hacked

Then closed her mouth, as if to say

‘Why no, Juliet, dear….not today.”

(insert many verses)

My baby calls me 'Juliet'

But she calls her daddy ‘Dad’

And when she calls me by my name,

he laughs

And boy do I get mad!