She dresses herself and complains Her socks don’t match the ones She wants are in the wash but these will do today

She kisses me goodbye at school briefer every day i tell Her i’m late and wave absentmindedly

She tells me when i pick Her up “look what I made today” i tell Her that it’s beautiful but later throw it away

She wants to play when we get home i’m pretty busy though i have a lot of work to do and still haven’t washed those socks

She wants to read a book with me before going to bed i read too fast and think of something i forgot today

She sleeps and i remember what it was that slipped my busy mind i forgot to be the father that i had expected to be

She wakes me in the morning wanting breakfast something She can put sugar on if you don’t mind

i don’t mind