children see
everything their elders do,
their mothers
and fathers,
their aunts
and uncles, grandparents
too.
they learn
how to butter toast
the way we
do,
comb their hair, or speak
when spoken
to.
they get into their plastic
toy cars and
ride off to imaginary work,
and often
girls
will rock their doll
asleep
after walking it down
the street
in a carriage.
or pretend at marriage.
and when the small pet
dies,
they play at funeral,
taking the box to the far
end of the yard
for burial
and final words.
they don't know it yet,
but slowly
they might be becoming
wise.
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