Friday, May 10, 2013

Into your mind

Don't wanna nap, you say.
I will lie down with you, I say. 

Don't wanna nap!
Wanna jump. 
Wanna play. 

So I lie in your bed. 
I hope to sleep but you are 
moving
talking
bouncing
talking 
moving
keeping yourself awake. 

I find myself not asleep
but not annoyed. 
Instead 
amused
enlightened

I hear your brain at work. 
Snippets of your life. 

That's not fair!
I will be right back, Monkey!
Let's jump - 1,2,3!
Is that Spider-Man? Yes it is!
Watch out!
How are you, Dinosaur?
Oh, I love it!

Put your head down, I say. 
I don't need a nap, you say. 
Please? I say. 
No, you are adamant. 

So you
jump
move
talk
tell stories. 

And I listen. 
Blessed with the insight
into your little growing mind. 

But I still wish you would just take a nap. 

2 comments:

rbarenblat said...

This mother-of-a-three-and-a-half-year-old can relate to this post, holy wow, yes!

Beautiful, though.

Shabbat shalom to you and yours!

Batya said...

Yes, Solly's at "that" age... B"H, bli eyin haraa