she turns eleven
 drama sits on morn’s doorstep
 yet she cries so well
 
 you’re almost convinced
 you’ve met an Oscar winner
 (perhaps someday… yes)
 
 until then? she’s apes
 for her newest birthday gifts
 Grandma, Grandpa win
 
 competition? no
 just a constant lost battle
 to be what she wants
 
 ice cream brownie end
 the day that marks her entrance
 into my world
 
 couldn’t taste better
 than the likes she shares with me
 my middle, my love