she says she'll become a rubber ducky
and sail the tub of sea with me
we already know this is absurd
you count to ten and glare at me
'you shouldn't encourage her so'
why not, i ask, shouldn't we
encourage our children to grow
and imagine and dance and learn and laugh
'no.'
i nod and say, know because of this,
she'll glare just like you do
and dream just likeyou used to