that he finds delight
in what we would otherwise ignore
is a blessing that shouldn’t be
taken for granted
every hat is a laser hat, every shirt
a suit of magical armor
no finger sword can pierce
he sheds identities like snakeskin
one moment he’s a ninja, the next
a secret agent, then a superhero
lifted into the air by adult hands
he is flying (not being carried)
as if gravity has looked the other way
he reminds us there is beauty in
the here and now, in the world-as-it-is
if we’ll only stop for a moment to look
4 January 2013
Auburn AL
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