men from mars, women from venus, my son is from saturn

today i wondered about you.

why are you like you are?

sometimes most of the time you’re intense.

you challenge me. all the time.

i complain, but i know deep down it makes me a better person.

you’re brilliant, there is no doubt about that.

that comes from your questioning, getting out there and being who you are.

that doesn’t mean i ever wonder what gene pool or planet you’re from.

later today you arrived home from school.

with your dramatic reading voice you shared your beautiful poem.

then you pulled from your backpack an intense and colorful picture that was quickly pushed into my face.

in that moment i loved it all, and that included you

and the planet you’re from.

shadow

i walked with my shadow,

i ran with my shadow,

i danced with my shadow,

i did.

then a cloud came over,

and the sun went under,

and my shadow stopped playing,

and hid.

by dallin