3/1/07

my favorite thing you did today
as we sat eating
turkey
cheese
microwaved leftover French fries (tatoes)

you looked at me
“tatoes”
“mama have one. One for me.”

after I pass you one, and it is thoughtfully munched and
discarded
you glance slightly to the left and look below my ear
“Thank you, mama.” (where did that come from?)
(I know I didn’t teach you that)

outside
on the icy road – there is a loud noise
“big yellow school bus.”
we sit and chew and
are silent until
the bus comes back down the street

“The bus came around mama, the bus came around.”
This from a boy who commands language through memory
who digs up conservation for books and video scripts
and the day mommy lost her wallet and cried

you are like a trout
waiting in the eddies – avoiding the fisherman
with his hooks and lines
even the most cleverly designed flies cannot not lure you
but
every now and then I glimpse
the flash of sliver
of you
buried underneath
with so much life in you

all I can think is
no one can catch you

no one should catch you

Comments

[Eric C. Snowdeal III]

you're on a roll with this series!

[amelia]

you make me bawl with every entry.