taking the scenic route
bad jokes
excitement coming out as over-explaining
Patience.
Understanding.
Tolerance for my terrible twos.
reaching the tallest shelf
rerouting to the lost and found
fixing the things you can’t teach me
Coming all this way.
Believing in me when I chose to break
just because I couldn’t see.
a little baby carrier strapped to your chest
grown-up earmuffs over my tiny head
blowing away those fallen leaves
so they don’t smother the parking pavement.