my boy

what I'm listening to: Keep Breathing by Ingrid Michaelson

my
gummy-grin-and-drooly-chinned,
smiles-only-now-and-then,
don't-you-dare-put-me-down
boy 

my
curls-dark-and-soft-as-silk,
smells-of-sleep-and-sweat-and-milk,
belly-warm-and-soft-and-round
joy

my
tubby-toed and ticklish-thighed,
kissed-his-girl-and-made-her-cry,
no-mercy-on-this-mama's-heart
son

my
ever-reason-to-write-a-song,
haven't-i-known-you-all-along,
wishing-will-not-pause-this-part
last one