Sadie swims down the shore line
feet kicking
eyes watching
I am looking her way
and off in some other place
feet in the sand.
Sadie wanted to swim today
although we had so many other things to do
and here we are
everything at home
just waiting for attention
while Sadie plays.
She is a girl
looks just like me
strong legs and sure footing
making an argument for the cause of freedom.
Age 7
sun in her freckles
you can tell she has been here before.
Later we will talk about the day
as she eats a sweet apple in bed
The juice running down her sun soaked face
curled up reading our fourth or fifth book
together.
At night she will crawl in to our bed
we are warm
she is right to be here
my dreams suddenly taken to a happier place
a free time.
1 comment:
This is beautiful.
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