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.
