By Melissa Mecham

Melissa Mecham, "Maturity?", New Era, March 2011, 49


You know,

 

when I see that smile

 

of yours,

 

I think of

 

the times we

 

dressed the puppy

 

in baby clothes,

 

or the time we

 

splashed through

 

the sprinklers

 

on hot summer days,

 

or ate all the

 

chocolate frosting

 

off Mom's birthday cake.

 

I think of the time

 

we slept outside

 

watching the stars

 

all night and waking

 

up the neighbors with

 

our giggles,

 

or the time we put

 

on Mom's high heels

 

and tried

 

to walk down the stairs.

 

You know,

 

I haven't seen that smile

 

lately, and

 

I know

 

you haven't forgotten it.

 

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