For Lilly
This year you
sit
in your sandbox
build
cakes and castles
smile
rows of baby teeth
cry
tears of impatience
Next year you
saunter
around the playground
laugh
with new classmates
release
my guarding hand
forget
my name a time or two
At eighteen you
crash
a car or two
love
a boy or two
apply
for jobs or college
find
your place here
And at forty
I love you
just the same
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