a summer strawberry stained mouth
he had
a summer strawberry stained mouth
and eyes glazed over
threatening to fall asleep
after an afternoon
filled with summer swimming
his sister
had already succumbed
with blonde, chlorine filled curls
fighting their way out of her fist
which held her sleeping head up
i watched them
intermittently
through the rear view
making short & long mental lists
of what i had left to do:
place aloe on sun stained cheeks
rubbing alcohol in water-logged ears
gentle baths to get them clean
Roth IRAs to set them up for long-term comfort
and lots of snuggles- all the time
so they can always know love
