Mommy, she says,
I can see right through myself.
What do you see,
I ask.
I see the night,
she says.
Are there stars,
I ask.
She pauses long.
Yes.
And then a few moments later
she says, Mom, I’ve disappeared.
How do they do it,
these young ones,
teach us to be
so wholly here.
I am going to be able to SEE YOU in real life in one week. I AM SO EXCITED!!!
Yay! Wow, how cool!
“Mom, I’ve disappeared” = “so wholly here.”
Is there a lesson lurking?
(See how much wiser you are, one year older?) ;~)
It’s so mother to ask the follow-up question, Are there stars —