You’re biting my leg

then you look at me and

I’m looking at you

and you say hello

with a smile on your face,

eyes downward.

We’re in bed and

you’re reading and

I’m writing

and the kids are all with us (6 of us

total) and you go to sleep but

wake up since you’re not tired.


And I’m watching you read

(you’re scrunching your face)

scrunching, scrunching, sneeze!

And I laugh to myself because earlier you sneezed

on your windshield. It’s streaky.