when your sister's screams erupted
from the other side of the house
i thought you were playing
innocently
with refrigerator magnets
but racing in i found you sitting
atop
the
kitchen
table
next to the scissors
now you're finally napping
and i'm sitting quietly
finishing off
the chocolate ice cream
i better stock up
on silence. on chocolate.
i'll need both to get through
the rest of the day
and the next 17 years.
