this was a
fun day.
you were tired,
and maybe just
a little unreasonable.
so i picked you
up and dropped
you into a
beanbag chair to
try to
make you laugh.
it worked.
you made me
do it like, 500 times.
so many times,
in fact,
that my back
started hurt.
that day reaffirmed
one thing…
you are a
lot of fun.
and that day
helped me
realize something else…
i am
an old, [...]
i sit here,
where i write
each day,
at the end of the day,
waiting for
my best girl,
(with the help of her nanny),
to find her way
across town and
into my arms.
as i sit,
the sun, it disappears…
it doesn’t
so much as set
here as it gets
enveloped by
the smoke that seems
to rise from the
city at all times
of the day.
the mosquitoes are
on [...]
up you go,
toward heights
unimagined 19 months ago.
you and me
both, kid.
a pretty cynical guy.
(just look at my t-shirt)
but for you
i do some
ridiculous shit.
i mean, look
at me in this photo.
you made me
put on that
hat, then when it
was time for a
photo, you took
your hat off,
leaving me to
look foolish
while you laughed
in my face.
glad to see
you also got your
mom’s sense of humor.