flushed, and fully
my smile undeniable:
bouncing ear to ear
i feel it stretching my face to laughter,
and making my hands fidget,
and my body swoon
with affection
becoming this child - ha!
if i could have skipped my life's first third,
unspooled the magnetic tape
sliced it,
and taped it again,
what a frankenstein i'd become!
i thank the man who sees the child,
rarely wanted, and wounded,
and takes him into his arms
where love begins.