Scene 1

He stands in

the kitchen so he can down a

large glass of water, wearing

his (2 day old?) boxers w/o shirt

It is 10 already and his 3 yr

old son has been half-awake on

the couch since 5 am watching cartoons

in French.

A few minutes ago he heard

the baby babble briefly in her

crib.

Finishing the water, he sets the

glass down on the counter.

He should 1) throw on some clothes

2) get the baby up, 3) make them

a proper breakfast--

There’s something he

wanted to do in the

kitchen first, but he

can’t remember what.

He can only think of the

black medical bag that sits

unassumingly on the decorative bench

by his mother’s front door.

There is a stethoscope

strewn on top of

wrapped carefully around it.

Clinging to the stethoscope

is a small stuffed Eeyore

that once amused many

young children.