Fuller Avenue

your smile is tender
and you don't know what's going on
and you don't care about what's on the news
or what your children think matters in their modern world

your eyes still sparkle
from the moment you noticed the future was priceless
and the moment you realised the past doesn't matter
and chose to remember everything from here

you'll never remember
the eldest likes white bunnies
and white cake to match
and you'll smile while you eat the coconut ice cream
and chocolate cake you bought her for her birthday

you'll always remember
the son likes his bike
and is not afraid to use it
to fly from high places
and you'll never remove his ramp from your yard

you'll refuse to remember
the youngest doesn't want to be a runner
and does not want to be a bookworm
and she likes this boy beside her at the table
because all she wants is love

your face is growing lines
and your new teeth are square
and you're starting to look unfamiliar
but your smile is tender
and your eyes still sparkle
even though you don't have a clue,
what's going on.