Last updated on December 9, 2022
Tub
I cleaned
the tub
the one
we used to
sit in
when you were
small enough
to lift
and tote
and set
and whirl
and spin
back then
it was all about
the bubbles
those magic sparkle bubbles
you loved looking
at
and I loved looking at you
looking at them
feels like yesterday
when it was just
you and me
sittin’ in the tub
bubble high
do you remember how
I’d write words on your back
and you’d try to guess
what they were
and how you always got
I love you
now, you’re 16
and 16
can turn her own faucets on
and pour her own bubbles in
and light her own candle
and drain her own water out
and fix her own cup of tea
she needs me
in other ways now
mostly just to listen
and encourage
and say
it’ll be ok
I love you,
too
TL