The Big Girl Task

The cool metal bend

crashes together

with your porcelain white teeth

Roughly 

as you are still attempting

to learn the ways

Mashing soggy cereal between

but a sandwich would have to wait until lunch

The single light over the table

reflects off the bright yellow bowl

Illuminating your face

My eye catches

the crust in your left eye

The tangled mane

that covers your face

keeps slipping into the milk

Leaving remnants of a sticky mess for later

Spending more time than I thought possible

I wait patiently for you to finish

Passing the time with a good read

Then I hear your small voice announcing

You're done

and then you crawl sweetly into my lap

To snuggle 

after completing your big girl task.

Reviews

[rachael dunn]

this has a lot of charm and beauty!
good use of imagery and the relationship of mother/daughter is lovely
well written
:) x