Monday, April 10, 2023

parenthood

we took
our son on the subway
in the city,
to the zoo.
he was four or five
years
old at the time.
we saw every animal
there was.
the zebras, the lions,
the elephant.
pandas and gorillas.
but all the way home
he kept saying
out loud,
monkey butt.
over and over again.
fascinated with the monkeys
and their red
behinds.
monkey butt,
he yelled out
on the yellow line.
this parent hood thing
was not working
out the way
i planned.

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