i cannot believe–

the same guy who shaved
a single mutton chop just
to see to if anyone would
notice (and then forgot)

the same guy who vowed
to wear black pants and a
white shirt for an entire
year (but failed because of a girl)

the very same guy who ran
nude with us across
Norlin quad and into the
shockingly cold night (after some hesitation)

the exact same guy who breathed
in the Pacific after we drove
to the edge of the continent to
sleep under Redwood trees (eventually)

–will soon be a father.

i cannot believe the guy who

shaved
vowed
ran
breathed

will soon be a father.

but i am confident he will
be brilliant (and quite the
embarrassment during her
teenage years).