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Dear Dad,

Dear Dad,

she just sneezed

down the hall

dust or dog or bunny or bird

and she was just here

a second ago

with her pirate patch

but blinked

five now

and too beautiful

for words

and has no idea

an inquisitive child

sensitive and serene and silly

there’s a look she can give

like she can see past it

all your flaws

and she tells you like it is

then does a little jig

and screams for ice cream

and a cone

but never eats the cone

just the cream

and she loves salmon

swimming in malt vinegar

and pours too much soy sauce

too much salt

 too much lemonade

 too much Mr. Bubble

and she’d rather the frosting over the cake

and when she finds a penny in the parking lot

she thinks she’s rich

and she is

TL

Published inTamiko Lowery