seventeen.

toddler.

i watch you play. crawl. roll. fall.
wearing a smile the color of Joy.

i look into your eyes and i wonder
what keeps you clothed in that smile.

you giggle. your eyes squint. your four
teeth are exposed to me and warm me.

you inspire me to play. crawl. roll. fall.
to wear a smile the color of Joy always.

you have imprinted on my heart some
type of liberation that frees me, freely.

you will change the world.
you have changed mine.