You’re one year old now,
What does that mean?
A whole lot of crawling
Is what I’ve been seeing.
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I can honestly say you’re
Not hiding from life.
You’re exploring and growing.
Should I find you a wife? (Or is it still too early?)
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Three hundred and sixty
Five days since you’ve come.
I can handle it better
If given some rum. (and maybe a calendar…Wow, a year already??)
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I touch the bath drain
Watching water, like time,
Flow through my hands swiftly
Like life. Is that grime? (It’s time to scrub the bathtub. What can I say?)
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Next year you’ll be two
And where will I be?
Teaching you how
To stand up and pee (in the shower. I can’t wait for that!)